This collection is comprised of sheet music from the mid to late 19th century, as well as music about the American Civil War from the first half of the twentieth century.
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Submissions from 1864
Beside the Sea, W. C. Peters, W. Winter, and A. C. Peters & Bro
General Morgan’s Grand March, C. L. Peticolas and Geo. Dunn & Company
Uncle Sam’s Menagerie, J. William Pope and Charles C. Mellor
Three Cheers For Our Jack Morgan, Eugene Raymond, Emmett, and Blackmar & Bro.
’Stonewall’ Jackson’s Prayer, L. Rieves, Anton Shide, B. A. Whapples, and Blelock & Co
Can the Soldier Forget?, Geo. F. Root, Charles Boynton, and Root & Cady
Lay Me Down and Save the Flag!, Geo. F. Root, Paulina, and Root & Cady
Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!: The Prisoner of Hope, Geo F. Root and Root & Cady
Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!: The Prisoner of Hope, Geo F. Root and Root & Cady
Just After the Battle, Geo. F. Root and Root & Cady
Just Before the Battle Mother, Geo. F. Root and Root & Cady
[The] Vacant Chair, Geo. F. Root, H. S. W., and Root & Cady
Black Key Mazurka, Carl Sack and John Church, Jr.
He Was Not Afraid to Die, Charles Carroll Sawyer and Sawyer & Thompson
Empire State Grand March, Herman L. Schreiner and J. C. Schreiner & Son
[The] Battle Cry of Freedom, Hermann L. Schreiner, William H. Barnes, and J. C. Schreiner and Son
[The] Mother of the Soldier Boy, Hermann L. Schreiner, T. Haynes Bayly, and J. C. Schreiner and Son
Minnie Lee, Hermann L. Schreiner and J. C. Schreiner & Son
Bird of Beauty, M. B. Scott, Ella of Woodlawn, and Blackmar & Bro.
Uncle Sam's Funeral, Silex, Wurzel, and Root & Cady
Liberty’s Call or Hurrah for Abe & Andy, L. B. Starkweather, W. S. Blanchard, and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Stand! Father Abraham, J. M. Stillman, S. C. Burdick, and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Abraham Our Abraham, W. F. S. and W. F. Sherwin
Mother Kissed Me in my Dream, J. R. Thomas, George Cooper, and Wm. A. Pond & Co.
Once More the Rebel’s Bugle, George H. Thurston, John Dingeldein, and Wm. A. Pond & Co.
Wait Love Until the War is Over, T. M. Todd and Lee & Walker
Short Rations, Y. E. Tragic, Y. E. Comic, and Blackmar & Bro.
Pray Maiden Pray, A. J. Turner, A. W. Kercheval, and Geo. Dunn & Company
Vote For Abraham, Union and H. L. Story
I Cannot Forget Thee, Albin Visher and Blackmar & Bro.
[The] Campaign Polka, Mary E. Walsh and J. Marsh
Vote For Uncle Abe, Pip Winkle and Reed's Temple of Music
Song of Jokes, Sep. Winner and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Come Home, Father, Henry Clay Work and Root & Cady
Wake Nicodemus, Henry Clay Work and Root & Cady
Corporal Schnapps, Henry C. Work and Root & Cady
Washington and Lincoln, Henry C. Work and Root & Cady
I’se On De Way, Wurzel and Root & Cady
[The] Volunteer Waltz, Charles Young, Harry Macarthy, and Blackmar & Co.
[The] Brave Veteran Boys, Richard Zellner, William M. Cook, and H. M. Higgins
Submissions from 1863
When the Swallows Homewards Fly, Franz Abt. and John C. Schreiner & Son
[The] President’s Hymn; Give Thanks All Ye People, A. D. F. Randolph
Richmond is a Hard Road to Travel, A. E. Blackmar
We’re Coming Fodder Abraham, An Intelligent Contraband and Tripp & Cragg
We’re Coming Fodder Abraham, An Intelligent Contraband and Tripp & Cragg
[The] Maiden’s Prayer, Badarzewska, John S. Adams, and Blackmar & Bro.
[The] Maiden’s Thanksgiving, T. Badarzewska and A. C. Peters & Bro.
[The] Maiden’s Prayer, T. Badarzewska and J. C. Schreiner & Son
[The] Maiden’s Prayer; La Priere D'Une Vierge, T. Badarzewska and Root & Cady
“Song of the Contrabands; Let My People Go” and “Lord Doth Now To This Nation Speak”, Thomas Baker, L. C. Lockwood, and Horace Waters
See At Your Feet a Suppliant One, Balfe and Geo. Dunn & Company
Then You’ll Remember Me, Balfe and John C. Schreiner & Son
Emancipation Quick Step, L. W. Ballard and Henry Tolman & Co.
Silvery Shower, A. Baumbach and J. C. Schreiner & Son
Kingdom Coming, A. Baumbach and Root & Cady
De United States Hotel, M. G. Bisbee and Chas. W. A. Trumpler
[The] Slave’s Appeal, Barbara Brande, J. P. Webster, and H. M. Higgins
General Burnside’s Grand March, J. Brinley and J. Church, Jr.
[The] “Rippling Stream” Waltz, Francis H. Brown and Wm. Hall & Son
Tell Mother I Die Happy, Jabez Burns, C. A. Vosburgh, and S. T. Gordon
We’ll Fight for Uncle Abe, J. K. Campbell, C. E. Pratt, F. Buckley, and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Good Times in the Army, Boys, C. M. C., W. H. Watson, and John Church Jr.
[The] Prisoner’s Lament, W. D. Clarkson, D. Becker, and Blackmar & Bro.
Kiss Me Before I Die, Joseph M. Coff, E. Clarke Ilsley, and Blackmar & Bro.
Folks That Put On Airs, William H. Coulston, H. Angelo, and Lee & Walker
Dirge; Sung at the Consecration of Soldiers’ Cemetery at Gettysburg (Nov. 19th, 1863), Alfred Delaney and Jas. G. Percival
Magnolia Polka, Jos. Hart Denck and B. Duncan & Co.
Child of Regiment, Donizetti, J. W. Glover, C. Jeffrys, and John C. Schreiner and Son
Old Abe’s Gallop, C. Dotzler and A. Judson Higgins
Old Abe’s Gallop, C. Dotzler and H. M. Higgins
Never Surrender Quick Step, Edward O. Eaton and Blackmar & Bro.
Love Me, Eliza, A. W. Greatorex, and Geo. Dunn & Company
God Save the South, Charles W. A. Ellerbrock, Earnest Halphih, and John C. Schreiner and Son
Green Backs, Dan D. Emmett and Wm. A. Pond & Co.
[The] Black Brigade; Plantation Song and Dance, Dan D. Emmett and Wm. A. Pond & Co.
Here We Are! Here We Are! Or Cross Ober Jordan, Daniel D. Emmett, M. Keller, and William Hall & Son
[The] Separation, J. C. Engelbrecht and John C. Schreiner & Son
They Said My Love Would Change With Time, Frederic Enoch, Stephen Glover, and John C. Schreiner and Son
Emancipation Hymn, Manuel Fenollosa, R. T. L., and Oliver Ditson & Co.
[A] Soldier in the Colored Brigade, S. C. Foster; George Cooper; and Firth, Son & Co.
Willie Has Gone to the War, Stephen C. Foster, George Cooper, and Wm. A. Pond & Co.
Reply to the Bonnie Blue Flag, M. H. Frank, Mrs. C. Sterett, and S. T. Gordon
Oh! Bury the Brave Where They Fall, Henrie L. Frisbie and Root & Cady
[The] Bonnie Flag with the Stripes and Stars, J. L. Geddes and Balmer & Weber
Goodbye Sweetheart Goodbye, Geo. Dunn & Company
March of the Southern Men, Geo. Dunn & Company
How Are Your Green-Backs, Charles Glover, E. Bowers, and Wm. A. Pond & Co.
Come Back Massa, Come Back!, Gomez and I. W. Lucas
Captain Shepherd’s Quick Step, C. S. Grafulla and S. T. Gordon
’63 is the Jubilee, J. L. Greene and D. A. French
Yes Darling Sadly I Remember; Reply to ‘Weeping Sad and Lonely’, Sherman Greig, B. A. Whapples, and Jos. P. Shaw
Weeping Sad & Lonely; When This Cruel War is Over, Charles Grobe and Lee & Walker
We Are Coming Father Abraham; Six Hundred Thousand More, Chas. Grobe and Horace Waters
Justice has Stricken the Chains from the Slave, A. C. Gutterman and H. M. Higgins
Up With the Flag, Wm. B. Harrell, Mrs. Harrell, and Geo. Dunn & Co.
When the Lonely Watch I’m Keeping, R. Hastings and A. C. Peters & Bro.
Stand By the Flag of the Nation, R. M. Hastings, C. C. Butler, and A. C. Peters & Bro
Marian Gray, Will S. Hayes and D. P. Faulds
Drummer Boys of Shiloh, Will S. Hays and D. P. Faulds
[The] American Flag, Will S. Hays and D. P. Faulds
