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 1861
[Les] Trompettes Du Regiment; Polka Militaire, J. Ascher and A. C. Peters & Bro.
The Abe – Iad, F. Bartenstein and J. R. McRebel
Our Union Forever, J. C. Beckel, Miss Harriet L. Castle, and Marsh
Die Zigeunerin; or Bohemian Girl, F. Beyer and A. C. Peters & Bro.
Darling Little Blue-Eyed Nell, Frederick Buckley, B. F. Woolf, and A. E. Blackmar & Bro.
Adieu to the Star Spangled Banner Forever, Ella D. Clark, J. R. Boulcott, and P. P. Werlein & Halsey
Ellsworth’s Avengers, S. L. Coe and A. Lora Hudson
General Beauregard’s Grand March, Mrs. V G. Cowdin and Blackmar & Bro.
Madmen Spare That Flag, Augustus Cull, Mrs. Lena Drake, and Horace Waters
[The] Beauregard or Fort Sumter Polka, Victoria C. and A. E. Blackmar
[The] Garibaldi Galop, Charles D'Albert and Oliver Ditson & Co.
[Le] Chant Du Berger, M. De Colas and A. C. Peters & Bro.
Every Star- Thirty Four, Charles G. Degenhard, G. Simcoe Lee, and Blodgett & Bradford
Maryland Guard Gallop, Charles Denstedt and Miller & Beacham
[The] American Flag, J. R. Drake, Bellini, and Lee & Walker
God Save the South, Charles W. A. Ellerbrock, Earnest Halphin, and Blackmar & Bro.
Dixie for the Union!, Dan D. Emmett, Frances J. Crosby, and S. Lasar
[The] Good Bye at the Door, Stephen Glover, T. E. Carpenter, and Blackmar & Bro.
General Scott’s Grand Review March, Stephen Glover and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Fort Sumpter Grand March, Stephen Glover and S. T. Gordon
God Save the South, Earnest Halphin and Miller & Beacham
Ole Shady, B. R. Hanby and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Ole Shady, B. R. Hanby and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Confederate Grand March, W. H. Hartwell and A. E. Blackmar.
No One to Love, William B. Harvey, A. H. G. Richardson, and Geo. Dunn & Company
No One to Love, William B. Harvey, A. H. G. Richardson, and Lee & Walker
Let Us Have Peace, Will S. Hayes and Tripp & Cragg
Down with the Traitors Serpent Flag, A. J. Higgins, C. C. Flint, and A. Judson Higgins
Mabel Clare, A. J. Higgins, Rosetta Lunt, and A. Judson Higgins
Hail Columbia, Judge Hopkinson, G. J. Webb, and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Heimweh, A. Jungmann and A. C. Peters & Bro.
General Lyon’s Funeral March, G. J. Kredel and G. Andre & Co.
Chaunt of Defiance, Lady of Kentucky, A. E. Blackmar, and Blackmar & Bro.
God Will Defend the Right, Lady of Richmond, VA and Blackmar & Bro.
Our Country’s Flag Alto or Bariton, F. Losse, G. Gumpert, and G. Andre & Co.
Our Country’s Flag Tenor or Soprano, F. Losse, G. Gumpert, and G. Andre & Co.
Missouri, Harry Macarthy and Blackmar & Bro.
General McClellan’s Grand March, E. Mack and Lee & Walker
National Beauties; The Star Spangled Banner, Red White and Blue, Yankee Doodle, and Hail Columbia, E. Mack and Marsh
God Save the Flag of Our Native Land, George Martyn, Mary R. T. McAboy, and Wm. McCarrell
[The] Bonnie Blue Flag, Harry McCarthy and Blackmar & Bro.
[The] Bonnie Blue Flag: A Southern Patriotic Song, Harry McCarthy and Blackmar & Bro.
Land of the South, Julius E. Muller, A. F. Leonard, and George Willig
Nelly Was Bright and Happy, Jas. H. Newman, Amelia, and P. P. Werlein & Halsey
Beauregard’s Manassas Quickstep, A. Noir and A. E. Blackmar
"Our Banner of Glory" & "Hail Glorious Banner of Our Land”, W. C. Peters, G. W. Cutter, C. Warren, and A. C. Peters & Bro
Pearl River Polka, P. Rivinac and A. E. Blackmar & Bro.
[The] Palmetto State Song, George O. Robinson and Henry Siegling, Cor
Mother Is the Battle Over?, Benedict E. Roefs and Blackmar & Bro.
Mother Is the Battle Over?, Benedict E. Roefs and Oliver Ditson & Co.
[The] John Brown Song; or Glory Hallelujah with new & revised words, Root & Cady
[The] First Gun is Fired (May God Protect the Right), Geo. F. Root
Father Abraham’s Reply to the 600,000, Geo. F. Root and Root & Cady
Kitty Ryder: or Kneeling by the Stream, Geo. F. Root and Root & Cady
Brightest Eyes Galop, A. Schwartz and Blackmar & Bro.
Lorena, Louis Staab and H. M. Higgins
Dixie War Song, H. S. Stanton, A. Noir, and Blackmar & Bro.
Confederacy March, Alfred F. Toulmin and George Willig
Col. Ellsworth Requiem March, A. J. Vaas and Root & Cady
Major Anderson’s March, A. J. Vaas and Root & Cady
Carrie Bell, Theo Von La hache, W. C. Capers, and Blackmar & Bro.
Alas! Those Chimes So Sweetly Stealing, W. V. Wallace and A. Fiot
Glass Fountain Polka, Charles L. Ward and D. P. Faulds & Co.
I’m Coming Home to Dixie, C. L. Ward, J. G. Richards, and D. P. Faulds
Ellsworth Requiem, George William Warren and Firth, Pond & Co.
Paul Van; Lorena’s Reply, H. D. L. Webster, J. P. Webster, and H. M. Higgins
Brave Men Behold Your Fallen Chief, J. P. Webster, H. C. Ballard, and H. M. Higgins
Oh Wait! Till the Good Time Coming Comes, J. P. Webster, B. M. Lawrence, and H. M. Higgins
[The] Orphan’s Prayer, J. P. Webster, B. L. Soule, and H. M. Higgins
Lorena, J. P. Webster, H. D. L. Webster, and H. M. Higgins
Ellsworth’s Funeral, Miss L. A. Wetmore and S. Brainard & Co.
Cumberland Guard’s Quick Step, M. Wiesel
[The] Other Side of Dixie, Willie Willieson; Sol Scharpstick; and Firth, Pond & Co.
Dear Mother, I’ve Come Home Again, Fred Wilson and John C. Schreiner & Son
Col. Ellsworth’s Funeral March, Sep. Winner and Lee & Walker
Brave Boys Are They, Henry C. Work and H. M. Higgins
Grandmother Told Me So, Henry C. Work and Root & Cady
Kingdom Coming, Henry C. Work and Root & Cady
[The] Dearest Spot of Earth, W. T. Wrighton and Blackmar & Bro.
Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still, W. T. Wrighton, J. E. Carpenter, and John C. Schreiner and Son
Submissions from 1860
Lincoln Grand March, A. C. Peters & Bro
Andre’s Celebrated Waltz, Anonymous and John Cole
Blue Eyes, Etienne Arnaud, C. C. Butler, and F. W. Rauch
Mazurka Des Traineaux, Joseph Ascher and W. C. Peters & Sons
Honest Old Abe, A Wide Awake, D. Wentworth, and Blodgett & Bradford
Fleur des Alpes, Paul Barbot and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Ah! Non Credea/ Ah! Non Guinge, Bellini and Oliver Ditson
Ah Non Giunge, Bellini and Vanderbeek’s Music Warerooms
It’s All to Astonish the Browns, J. Beuler
[La] Marseillaise, F. Beyer and Blackmar & Bro.
Lincoln Quickstep, Jessie Brinley and J. Church, Jr.
[The] Bell and Everett Schottisch, Francis H. Brown and Firth, Pond & Co.
Beautiful One, Frederick Buckley, Ella Caldwell, and Wm. McCarrell
[La] Promise, Fred Burgmuller and S. Brainard & Co.
Institution Waltzes, Walter L. Campbell and S. Brainard & Co.
Marche Funebre, Frederic Chopin and Firth, Pond & Co.
[The] Flag of Our Union, Hugh A. Clarke, J. M. Simons, and Lee & Walker
Freedom’s Call, Karl Cora and Russell & Tollman
[Il] Desiderio, H. Cramer and Balmer & Weber
Campaign Quickstep, M. H. Cross and Lee & Walker
