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Submissions from 1863
General Mercers Grand March, Hermann L. Schreiner and John C. Schreiner & Son
Lorena, Hermann L. Schreiner and John C. Schreiner & Son
Beauregard’s Charleston Quickstep, J. C. Schreiner and Schreiner and Son
Away Goes Cuffee, L. B. Starkweather and Oliver Ditson and Company
Cuffee’s War Song, L. B. Starkweather and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Keep Me Awake Mother, Mrs. M. W. Stratton, Jos. Hart Denck, and Julian A. Selby
O! Touch Not My Sister’s Picture, T. Martin Towne, Mrs. E. S. Kellogg, and W. W. Whitney
Dear Mother I’ve Come Home to Die”, Henry Tucker; E. Bowers; and Firth, Son & Co
Dear Mother, I’ve Come Home to Die, Henry Tucker, E. Bowers, and Geo. Dunn & Co.
Call Me Not Back from the Echoless Shore, Henry Tucker, Charles C. Sawyer, and Geo. Dunn & Co.
Call Me Not Back from the Echoless Shore, Henry Tucker, Charles C. Sawyer, and J. C. Schreiner and Son
It’s All Up in Dixie, Henry Tucker and Wm. A. Pond & Co.
[The] President’s Hymn, J. W. Turner, Dr. Muhlenburg, and Oliver Ditson & Co.
O Dear It Made This Darkey Laugh, Virginia T. and S. T. Gordon
I Remember the Hour When Sadly We Parted, B. Frank Walters, Ednor Rossiter, and Lee & Walker
My Natal Home, Charlie L. Ward and B. Duncan & Co.
I’m Thinking of My Lover Far at Sea and One Ray of Happiness (Incomplete), Henry C. Watson, Geville, Schubert, and J. W. Fortune
Paul Van; Lorena’s Reply, H. D. L. Webster, J. P. Webster, and John C. Schreiner and Son
[The] Men of the West, B. A. Whaples, Edward Willett, and Blelock & Co
He’s Gone to the Arms of Abraham, Sep. Winner and Lee & Walker
He’s Gone to the Arms of Abraham, Sep. Winner and Oliver Ditson & Co.
He’s Gone to the Arms of Abraham, Sep. Winner and Sep. Winner
Daisy Deane, T. F. Winthrop, Jas. R. Murray, and Root & Cady
Guard of Land and Sea, F. Woolcott, T. E. Garrett, and W. M. Harlow
Marching Through Georgia, Henry Clay Work and Root & Cady
Babylon Is Fallen, Henry C. Work and Root & Cady
Kingdom Coming, Henry C. Work and Root & Cady
Little Major, Henry C. Work and Root & Cady
Kingdom Coming, Henry C. Work and S. Brainard's Sons
Contraband Schottish, Charles Young and A. E. Blackmar
Submissions from 1862
Here’s Your Mule, C. D. Benson and C. D. Benson
Here’s Your Mule, C. D. Benson and John Church, Jr.
Jonathan to John, F. Boott, Hosea Bigelow, and Henry Tolman & Co
Hold On Abraham, Uncle Sam’s Boys are Coming Right Along, William B. Bradbury and Wm. A. Pond & Co.
Marching Along, Wm. B. Bradbury; Mrs. M. A. Kidder; and Firth, Pond & Co.
Oh! Massa’s Gwine To Washington, C. S. Brainard, Edmund Kirke, and S. Brainard & Co.
O Sing to Me Those Dear Old Songs, Frederick Buckley, Charles Sturtevant, and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Charge Bayonets, Spencer W. Cone, William Dressler, and S. Brainard & Co.
Can I Go, Dearest Mother?, Bernard Covert and Henry Tolman & Co.
[The] Pickett Guard, H. Coyle and Lee & Walker
Brave McClellan is Our Leader Now; Glory Hallelujah and John Brown’s Song, A. Cull, M. A. Kidder, and Horace Waters
Raw Recruit, Quadrille, Harvey B. Dodworth and H. B. Dodworth
I Can’t Help Dat, Taint My Fault, D. P. Faulds
[The] President’s Emancipation March, Geo. E. Fawcett and Root & Cady
Raw Recruits, Charley Fox; W. L. Hobbs; and Firth, Pond & Co.
Raw Recruits, Charley Fox; W. L. Hobbs; and Firth, Son & Co.
Fort Henry Battle March, C. W. Glover and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Goff’s Address (to the Army & Navy of the United States of America), Washington Goff
Ever of thee, Charles Grobe and A. E. Blackmar & Bro.
Battle of Port Royal (Bombardment of Forts Walker and Beauregard), Ch. Grobe and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Confederate Grand March, W. H. Hartwell and Blackmar & Bro.
No One to Love, William B. Harvey, A. H. G. Richardson, and J. C. Schreiner and Son
Mule Schottisch, E. Heinemann and P. P. Werlein & Halsey
Parade March of the 22nd Regiment NYSM, F. B. Helmsmuller and Firth, Son & Co.
President Lincoln’s Grand March, F. B. Helmsmuller and Hamilton S. Gordon
President Lincoln’s Grand March, F. B. Helmsmuller and Horace Waters
[The] Old Chieftain, Edwin Henry and Lee & Walker
[The] Mudsills Are Coming, G. L. J., E. Bowers, and Russell & Patee
Pro Patria; A National Song for the Fourth of July, 1862, Pilgrim John and D. S. Holmes
Farewell to the Star Spangled Banner, J. W. Davies & Sons
[IL] Bacio, Eugene Ketterer and A. C. Peters & Bro.
[La] Norvegienne, Eugene Ketterer and Wm. A. Pond & Co.
Maryland! My Maryland!, Lady of Baltimore, Jas. R. Randall, and A. E. Blackmar & Bro.
Our Flag, Harry Macarthy and Blackmar & Bro.
General Grant’s Grand March, E. Mack and Lee & Walker
Governor’s Sprague’s Grand March, E. Mack and Lee & Walker
Monitor Grand March, E. Mack and Lee & Walker
General Grant’s Grand March, E. Mack and Oliver Ditson & Co.
General Sigel’s Grand March, T. J. Martin and D. S. Critchley & Co.
Funeral Anthem; I Heard A Voice From Heaven, George Washbourn Morgan and Firth, Pond & Co.
General Burnside’s Victory March, Oliver Ditson & Co.
Major General McClellan’s Grand March, Oliver Ditson & Co.
Major General Hampton’s Quickstep, Lizzie C. Orchard and Gray & Valory
Our National Union March, Charles Rehm and Charles Rehm
[The] Flag with Thirty Four Stars, C. S. Root, W. H. Hayward, and A. C. Peters & Bro.
[The] Battle Cry of Freedom, Geo. F. Root and Root & Cady
General Lee’s Grand March, Hermann L. Schreiner and John C. Schreiner & Son
Beauregard’s Retreat From Shiloh, Skedaddles and A. C. Peters & Bro.
Prices Retreat From Corinth, Skedaddles and A. C. Peters & Bro.
Floyd’s Retreat from Fort Donelson, Skeddadles and A. C. Peters & Bro.
[The] Defenders, Fr. Werner Steinbrecher, Thomas Buchanan Read, and John Church Jr.
Benton Barracks Parade March, Julius Tenzler and Jacob Endres
Abraham’s Covenant: A New Battle Song, A. Bert Tobey and H.M. Higgins
Abraham’s Draft 600,000 More, J. W. Turner and Oliver Ditson
Brave Men Behold Your Fallen Chief, J. P. Webster, H. C. Ballard, and H. M. Higgins
Old Abe Has Gone and Did It Boys, J. P. Webster, S. Fillmore Bennett, and H. M. Higgins
[The] Negro Emancipation Song, J. P. Webster, S. Fillmore Bennett, and H. M. Higgins
Old Abe Has Gone and Did It Boys, J. P. Webster, Rudolf De Roode, and H. M. Higgins
Hattie Bell, J. P. Webster, Frank D. Hatfield, and H. M. Higgins
Our Country’s in Danger & Calls For You Now, J. P. Webster and H. M. Higgins
Magruder’s March, J. Willard and George Willig
Rebellion’s Weak Back, F. Wilmarth and Russell & Patee
Give Us Back Our Commander, Sep. Winner and Wm. R. Smith
Kingdom Coming, Henry C. Work, Charles Grobe, and Root & Cady
Grafted Into the Army, Henry C. Work and Root & Cady
Kingdom Coming, Henry C. Work and Root & Cady
Little Major, Henry C. Work and Root & Cady
Little Major, Henry C. Work and S. Brainard's Sons Co.
De Day ob Liberty’s Comin’, G. F. Wurzel and Root & Cady
Submissions from 1861
Castles in the Air, Robert Adams, J. Ballantine, and John C. Schreiner and Son
