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
Stand Up for Uncle Sam My Boys, Geo. F. Root and Root & Cady
[The] Vacant Chair, Geo. F. Root, H. S. W., and Root & Cady
[The] Vacant Chair, Geo. F. Root, H. S. W., and Root & Cady
[The] Union Volunteers, E. C. Saffery and Root & Cady
[The] Union Volunteers, E. C. Saffery 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
Wake the Boys to Search for Nellie, 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
Wake Up Sweet Melody, Fr. Abel and S. Brainard
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
Slumber Polka, Ernst Beyer and H. M. Higgins
[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
We See the Break of Day, 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
[The] Union “Bell” Polka, 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.
Union March, Hans Krummacher and Henry McCaffrey
We Met By Chance, F. Kucken and Blackmar & Bro.
We Met By Chance, F. Kucken and F. W. Rauch
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] Wigwam Grand March, 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.
Warblings at Eve, B. Richards and Jacob Endres
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.
