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 1863
[The] Watchtower of Freedom, Francis Held, Mrs. Mary Farrell Moore, and A. C. Peters & Bro
Drums & Trumpets, or A Parade In Broadway, F. B. Helmsmuller and Wm. A. Pond & Co.
Iron Brigade Quickstep, H. N. Hempsted and H. N. Hempsted
[The] Switzer’s Farewell, Herr Mengis and John C. Schreiner & Son
Home and Fatherland, Charles Hess and S. Brainard & Co.
Dixie, the Land of King Cotton, John H. Hewitt, Capt. Hughes, and John C. Schreiner and Son
I Will Meet Thee, John H. Hewitt and John C. Schreiner & Son
[The] Soldier’s Farewell; (The South Shall Yet Be Free), John H. Hewitt and John C. Schreiner & Son
[The] Stonewall Quickstep, John H. Hewitt and John C. Schreiner & Son
[The] Young Volunteer, John H. Hewitt and John C. Schreiner & Son
You Are Going to the Wars, Willie Boy!, John H. Hewitt and John C. Schreiner & Son
Rock Me to Sleep Mother, John H. Hewitt, Florence Percy, and John C. Schreiner and Son
[The] Unknown Dead, John H. Hewitt and John C. Schreiner
[The] South, John H. Hewitt, Charlie Wildwood, and Julian A. Selby
Something to Love Me, E. L. Hime, J. E. Carpenter, and Geo. Dunn & Company
Dreams, Faustina Hasse Hodges, H. C. L., and John C. Schreiner and Son
When Will Dis Cruel War Be Ober and Gib Us Daries Rest, Frank Howard and H. M. Higgins
Drummer Boys of Shiloh, E. Clarke Ilsley and Blackmar & Bro.
De Darkies Rallying Song, J. P. Jones, J. O'Conner, and H. M. Higgins
Mother, Oh! Sing Me to Rest, M. Keller and Geo. Dunn & Company
Mountain Belle Schottisch, C. Kinkel and A. C. Peters & Bro.
Keep Me Awake! Mother, F. Koenigsberg and John C. Schreiner & Son
Maryland! My Maryland!, Lady of Baltimore and Jas. R. Randall
Maryland! My Maryland!, Lady of Baltimore, Jas. R. Randall, and Hopwood & Crew
Napolitaine, I am Dreaming of Thee, Alexander Lee and John C. Schreiner & Son
Rock Me to Sleep Mother, Ernest Leslie, Florence Percy, and John C. Schreiner and Son
Farewell Enchanting Hope, Felix Lessing, S. E. H., and Geo. Dunn & Co.
[The] Old Union Wagon, Chaplain Lozier and J. Church, Jr.
[The] Old Union Wagon, Chaplain Lozier and John Church, Jr.
[The] Good Old Union Wagon, S. Matthews and A. C. Peters & Bro.
Boys Keep Your Powder Dry, Fr. C. Mayer and Blackmar & Bro.
Take Your Gun and Go, John, H. T. Merrill and Root & Cady
Leonore Polka, Carl Merz and John C. Schreiner & Son
I’m Waiting For Him to Come Home, H. Millard and John Church, Jr.
[The] Officer’s Funeral, Mrs. Norton and Henry McCaffrey
[The] Union Medley, Mrs. Parkhurst and Horace Waters
Young Eph’s Lament, J. B. Murphy and Endres & Compton
Battery Wagner, Edmond Newmann and B. Duncan & Company
Patty Mazurka, C. Nordendorf and Taylor & Miller
Hurrah Galop, Seven Octaves and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Abraham My Abraham, William K. O’Donoughue, Charles G. Degenhard, and Sheppard & Cottier
[The] Darkies Rally, W. W. Partridge and S. Brainard & Co.
Awake! A Southern War Song, C. L. Peticolas, J. M. Kilgour, and Oliver Ditson
[The] Southern Cross, C. L. Peticolas, St. George Tucker, and Geo. Dunn & Company
Little Katy; or Hot Corn, Quos, James Simmonds, and Horace Waters
[The] Roll of Honor, T. Buchanan Read, George Harlow, and John Church Jr.
All Quiet! Hark, No Cannons Roar, J. S. Reed Mrs.
Mollie’s Dream Waltz, Ressiger and Blackmar & Bro.
Christmas and New Year: “Fairies Have Broken their Wands”, “The Lover’s Wish”, “I Know a Maiden Fair to See”, F. W. R., Thomas Hood, F. W. Rosier, Longfellow, and Geo. Dunn & Compy.
Oh Whisper What Thou Feelest, Brinley Richards, A. Bunn, and John C. Schreiner and Son
Tis Sweet to be Remembered, H. M. Rogers and Chas. W. A. Trumpler
Good Bye Old Glory, Geo. F. Root, L. J. Bates, and Root & Cady
[The] Battle Cry of Freedom, Geo. F. Root, A. Baumbach, and Root & Cady
Just After the Battle, Geo. F. Root and Root & Cady
Who'll Save the Left, Geo. F. Root, R. Thompkins, and Root & Cady
[The] Vacant Chair, Geo. F. Root, H. S. W., and Root & Cady
Virginian Marseillaise, F. W. Rosier and Geo. Dunn & Company
My Wife and Child, F. W. Rosier, Samuel "Stonewall" Jackson, and Geo. Dunn & Company
I Dreamed my Boy Was Home Again!, Charles Carroll Sawyer and Sawyer & Thompson
When the Boys Come Home, Charles Carroll Sawyer and Sawyer & Thompson
Soldier’s Greeting March Militaire, Henry Schoeller and Blackmar & Bro.
I Will Not Quite Forget, Henry Schoeller, Carrie, and Blackmar & Bro.
Keep Me Awake Mother, Henry Schoeller, Mrs. M. W. Stratton, and Blackmar & Bro.
’Stonewall’ Jackson’s Grand March, Hermann L. Schreiner and J. C. Schreiner & Son
General Mercers Grand March, Hermann L. Schreiner and John C. Schreiner & Son
Lorena, Hermann L. Schreiner and John C. Schreiner & Son
Savannah Park Waltzes, Hermann L. Schreiner and John C. Schreiner & Son
’Stonewall’ Jackson’s Grand March, Hermann L. Schreiner and John C. Schreiner & Son
[The] Soldier’s Grave, Hermann L. Schreiner, D. Ottolengui, and John C. Schreiner & Son
Beauregard’s Charleston Quickstep, J. C. Schreiner and Schreiner and Son
To Whom It May Concern, W. Dexter Smith Jr., Carl Lazare, and G. D. Russell & Company
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
Who Will Care for Mother Now, C. F. Thompson, C. C. Sawyer, and Geo. Dunn & Co.
Who Will Care for Mother Now, C. F. Thompson, C. C. Sawyer, and Sawyer & Thompson
O! Touch Not My Sister’s Picture, T. Martin Towne, Mrs. E. S. Kellogg, and W. W. Whitney
That’s What’s the Matter With the Purps, Tripp & Cragg
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.
Weeping, Sad and Lonely; When the Cruel War is Over, Henry Tucker, Charles Carroll Sawyer, and Sawyer & Thompson
Weeping, Sad and Lonely; When the Cruel War is Over, Henry Tucker, Charles Carroll Sawyer, and Sawyer & Thompson
Call Me Not Back from the Echoless Shore, Henry Tucker, Charles C. Sawyer, and Geo. Dunn & Co.
When the Cruel War is Over, Henry Tucker, Charles C. Sawyer, and Geo. Dunn & Company
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
[The] Union Forever; Emancipation Heroic Grand March, J. C. Viereck and J. C. Viereck
T'Was Bright But T'Was A Dream, A Lady of Virginia and T.C. De Coeneil
Softly Ye Night Winds, Wm. Vincent Wallace, Mrs. Mary E. Hewitt, and John W. Burke
Scenes that are Brightest, W. V. Wallace, Alfred Bunn, and John C. Schreiner and Son
Why Do I Weep For Thee?, W. V. Wallace, George Linley, and John C. Schreiner and Son
I Remember the Hour When Sadly We Parted, B. Frank Walters, Ednor Rossiter, and Lee & Walker
Think of Your Head in the Morning, Charles L. Ward and B. Duncan & Co.
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
Uncle Abe’s Rebellious Boys, T. M. Watson and H. M. Higgins
Paul Van; Lorena’s Reply, H. D. L. Webster, J. P. Webster, and John C. Schreiner and Son
That’s So; The Union Cause is Gaining Ground, J. P. Webster, Lowell Call, and H. M. Higgins
