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 1860
Lincoln Schottisch, Wm. Cumming and A. C. Peters & Bro.
[The] Bell Schottisch (John Bell), Wilhelm Dressler and A. C. Peters & Bro.
I Wish I Was in Dixie’s Land, Dan D. Emmett; W. L. Hobbs; and Firth, Pond & Co.
I Wish I Was in Dixie’s Land, Dan D. Emmett, W. L. Hobbs, and P. P. Werlein
Gay and Happy, Fanny Forest, Louis Winters, and Henry McCaffrey
Give Me a House that’s Haunted, John Gibson, Thomas Mac Kellar, and Marsh
Columbia Waltz, Henry W. Gray and B. Duncan & Co.
Lincoln Quick Step, Ch. Grobe and Lee & Walker
Ever of Thee, Foley Hall, G. Linley, and David P. Faulds
Ever of Thee, Foley Hall, G. Linley, and Jno. W. Lawton
[The] Log Hut; or Mississippi Woodman’s Wife, Charles A. Hodson, R. Ryon, and S. Brainard & Co.
Inauguration Grand March, T. H. Howe and Oliver Ditson & Co.
[The] Miller’s Song, Nelson Kneas and B. Duncan & Co.
[The] Day is Done Song, Longfellow, M. W. Balfe, and Lee & Walker
[The] Maid by the Hill Side, E. Mack, Mrs. S. A. Mack, and Marsh
[The] Rail Splitter’s Polka, A. Newman and Oliver Ditson & Co.
[The] Angels' Greeting: Sacred Song, Edwin J. Nielson, Mrs. Hemans, and Oliver Ditson
[The] Nun’s Prayer, C. Oberthur, C. Everest, and G. Andre & Co.
Honest Abe’s Quick Step, Oliver Ditson & Co.
[The] Gipsy Girl Polka, Carl Pfannenmuller
Minute Men Form, P. P. Werlein
Lincoln’s Grand March, F. W. Rauch and F. W. Rauch
Lincoln Schottisch, D. C. Roberts and H. M. Higgins
Oh, Charming May, G. H. Rodwell and John Marsh
Mother Would Comfort Me, Charles Carroll Sawyer, Mark Hallam, and Sawyer & Thompson
Last Greeting, Schubert, Beranger, and Oliver Ditson & Co.
[Les] Filles du Ciel; Heaven’s Messenger, Camille Schubert and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Galop Di Bravura, Jules Schulhoff and D. P. Faulds & Co.
Old Honest Abe for Me, G. D. S. and Firth, Pond & Co.
Hope, Charles L. Simon and H. M. Higgins
Gaite De Coeur, Sydney Smith and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Rail Splitter’s Polka, Harry L. Tatnall and Lee & Walker
[The] Cottage by the Sea, J. R. Thomas and Blackmar & Bro.
Bonny Eloise: The Belle of the Mohawk Vale, J. R. Thomas; George W, Elliott; and Blackmar & Bro.
Gentle, Be Thy Footfall, T. Martin Towne, Emily B. Carroll, and S. Brainard & Co.
Fairy Polka Redowa, A. J. Vaas and Root & Cady
I Wish I Was in Dixie, J. C. Viereck, Walter H. Peters, and P. P. Werlein
John Bell Polka, Charles L. Ward and D. P. Faulds & Co.
Bright Eyed Little Nell of Narragansett Bay, G. C. W.; Wurzel; and Firth, Pond & Co.
Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still, W. T. Wrighton, J. E. Carpenter, and S. T. Gordon
Submissions from 1859
Darling Nelly Gray Polka, J. Bellak and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Child of Regiment, Donizetti, G. W. Glover, C. Jeffrys, and W. C. Peters and Sons
Milwaukee Light Guard Quickstep, H. N. Hempsted and H. N. Hempsted
Let Me Kiss Him for His Mother, John P. Ordway and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Phonographic Waltz, Ch. H. Rondeau and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Not a Sound is on the Hill, Rossini, Jno. Langton, and Beck & Lawton
Lone Rock by the Sea, George W. Scott, Ada Kernan, and W. C. Peters & Sons
Carry Your Friend in your Pocket, J. H. Tully, J. H. Wilton, and W. C. Peters & Sons
Douglas Grand March, George C. Walker and Marsh
Annie Laurie, W.C. Peters & Sons
Submissions from 1858
God Save Our President, George Felix Benkert, Frances De Haes Janvier, and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Down the Burn, Davy Love, Firth, Pond & Co.
Our American Cousin Polka, Charles Jarvis and Wm. H. Coulston
Golden Bell Schottische, C. Kinkel and Tripp & Cragg
Golden Star Schottisch, Edwin G. Knowlton and S. Brainard & Co.
O Gallant Sailor Boy, Samuel Lover and Oliver Ditson & Co.
[A] Life on the Ocean Wave, Epes Sargent, Henry Russell, and William Hall & Son
[The] Atlantic Cable Polka, Louis Selle and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Bonnie Eloise, J. R. Thomas, George W. Elliott, and Wm. Hall & Son
Ocean Cable Galopade, J. T. Wamelink and J. J. Lemon
[The] Dearest Spot of Earth, W. T. Wrighton and Tripp & Cragg
Submissions from 1857
[The] Haunted Stream, George Barker and Beck & Lawton
[The] Lock of Hair, George R. Cromwell and S. T. Gordon
Parting Waltz, H. Frangel and S. Brainard & Co.
[The] Irish Washer Woman, Charles Grobe and Oliver Ditson
Atlantic Telegraph Schottisch, Henry Kleber and Firth, Pond & Co.
[The] Lancer’s Quadrilles, J. S. Knight and Oliver Ditson & Co.
My Grandmother’s Advice, M, Edward Kanski, and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Kane’s Funeral March, William H. Shuster and Lee & Walker
Lorena, J. P. Webster, H. D. L. Webster, and H. M. Higgins
[The] Red, White, and Blue, A. Whitcombe and Oliver Ditson & Co.
[The] Drama March, Sep. Winner and Lee & Walker
Submissions from 1856
[La] Priere Dune Vierge; The Maiden’s Prayer, Thekla Badarzewska and George Willig
[The] Last Meeting with Old Folks, J. A. Baker, Sidney Dyer, and Lee & Walker
[The] Laura Keene Schottisch, Thomas Baker and Wm. A. Pond & Co.
Ladies Reception March, Charles Barker and W. C. Peters & Sons
Minnehana; Laughing Water Polka, Francis H. Brown and Wm. Hall & Son
Come Love to the Wildwood, J. Dayton and Oliver Ditson
Pleasures of Home, George Dutton, George Dutton Jr., and Russell & Richardson
Gentle Annie, V. C. Forister, Edward T. Cox, and John Marsh
My School Boy Days, W. D. Franklin and J. Sage & Sons
[The] Gipsy Countess, Stephen Glover, Mrs. Crawford, and Lee & Walker
Darling Nelly Gray, B. R. Hanby and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Fillmore Quickstep, Albert Holland and Miller & Beacham
Leonore Polka; Deliciosa, Carl Merz, Madame E. Masset, and Berry & Gordon
Chicago Quickstep, Mrs. D. C. Payne and H. M. Higgins
Submissions from 1855
[La] Coralie Polka Schottisch, J. M. Abbott and S. T. Gordon
My Dear Old Home, H. Avery and Edward L. Walker
Life’s Sunny Side, F. Bartenstein and Lee & Walker
Katy-Did Schottish, James Bellak and William Hall & Son
Hail Columbia, Ferd Beyer and Wm. Hall & Son
[The] Dissatisfied Man, J. Burton, J. Monro, and L. Meignen & Co
[The] Cork Leg, Burton and Munson Bancroft
Last Idea of Weber, Henri Cramer and S. Brainard & Co.
Madle Ruck, Ruck, J. H. Doppler and S. Brainard & Co.
My Beloved One’s Fairy Like Form, A. Fesca and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Home Where Changes Never Come, C. W. Glover, W. H. Bellamy, and Lee & Walker
Depths of the Ocean, Stephen Glover, J. E. Carpenter, and W. C. Peters & Sons
Prince Albert’s Band March, Stephen Glover and Firth & Hall
Prince Albert’s Band March, Stephen Glover and S. Brainard & Co.
