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
[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
Lincoln Schottisch, Wm. Cumming and A. C. Peters & Bro.
[The] Coquette Polka, Charles D'Albert and C. B. Seymour & Co.
[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
[The] Operatic Lancer’s Quadrille, Charles Fradel and C. B. Seymour & Co.
Give Me a House that’s Haunted, John Gibson, Thomas Mac Kellar, and Marsh
Do They Think of Me at Home, Charles W. Glover, J. E. Carpenter, and C. B. Seymour & Co.
Strike for the Right, S. M. Grannis, T. E. Blackall, and S. Brainard & Co.
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.
Oh, Wer Thou in the Chilly Blast, Carl Krebs and C. B. Seymour & Co.
Song of the Union, H. A. L. and P. P. Werlein
Strike for the Right, E. W. Locke and Oliver Ditson & 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
Theme From Sonata. Op. XI, Mozart and C. B. Seymour & Co.
[The] Rail Splitter’s Polka, A. Newman and Oliver Ditson & Co.
Tapping At the Garden Gate, S. W. New, J. Loker, and Harding's
[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
Thou Art So Near and Yet So Far, Alexander Reichardt and David P. Faulds
Thou Art So Near and Yet So Far, Alexander Reichardt, John Oxenford, and A. C. Peters & Bro
Thou Art So Near and Yet So Far, Alexander Reichardt and S. Brainard & Co.
Lincoln Schottisch, D. C. Roberts and H. M. Higgins
Oh, Charming May, G. H. Rodwell and John Marsh
Rest, Spirit, Rest, W. M. Rooke and S. Brainard & Co.
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
Rogers Schottische, 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
[Le] Reve d’Amour, J. M. Abbott and William Hall & Son
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
Rest thee Sweetly Serenade, A. Thurburn Kerr, G. C. Hallet, and Tripp & Cragg
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] Song My Mother Loved To Sing, Frederick Buckley, S. S. Steele, and Edward L. Walker
[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.
Stars of the Southern Night, Charles J. Merz 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
Smile To Day, A Lady of Savannah, George Robertson Jr., and William Hall & Son
