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"Respectfully dedicated to the Whigs of the United States," the cover depicts a picture of President William Henry Harrison, the first Whig party candidate elected president. The Whigs being the predecessors of the Republicans, the song is a rallying…

Instrumental music. "Partly Composed and Dededicated to Gen. Zachary Taylor." Cover depicts Zachary Taylor, who commanded one of two principal American armies in the War with Mexico and later served as president from 1849 to 1850. He died in office…

Instrumental music. "Composed & most respectfully dedicated to Col. J. C. Fremont" Cover depicts image of Fremont, who was the first Republican nominee for president. He was defeated by James Buchanan in the presidential election of 1856.

Instrumental song. "Dedicated to Miss Laura Keene." "As performed at Laura Keene's Varieties" Cover depicts portrait of Laura Keene with signature at lower right.

A popular prewar song about a young woman's infatuation with an army officer. Cover shows a portrait of the musical artists, "The Floriences," and references three songs not included in this copy: "Way Down in Maine," "Johney was a Shoemaker," and…

An instrumental song "For the Piano" and dedicated "To the Hon. A. Lincoln"

Instrumental music. Cover depicts portrait of Abraham Lincoln.

Instrumental music. Cover depicts portrait of Abraham Lincoln surrounded by images of flatboat, rail splitting and fishing materials, and Lincoln chopping wood. " 'Honest Old Abe' has split many a rail; He is up to his work, and he'll surely not…

Instrumental music. Cover depicts portrait of Abraham Lincoln. " 'Honest Old Abe' has split many a rail; He is up to his work, and he'll surely not fail, He has guided his flat-boat thro' many a strait, And watchful he'll prove at the helm of the…

Instrumental music. "To the Republican Presidential Candidate Hon. A. Lincoln."

Lyrics depict United States as a battleship damaged over previous 4 years under James Buchanan and expresses hope for the election of Abraham Lincoln.The Wide Awakes were organized, uniformed chapters of young men who campaigned and marched for a…

Lyrics depict push to elect Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin during 1860 presidential election. "To Honest Abe Lincoln." "Sung with rapturous applause at the Fanueil Hall Ratification Meeting."

Republican campaign songs urging the country to elect Lincoln to the presidency in 1860. Publication entitled "The Campaign," originally included two songs: "We See the Break of Day" and "Freedom's Call." Only the later song is contained in the sheet…

Cover depicts a picture of Stephen A. Douglas. U.S. senator from Illinois, 1860 Democratic presidential nominee, and opponent of Abraham Lincoln in their famous series of 1858 debates, Douglas defended the Union cause and died on June 3, 1861, only a…

"Dedication on cover: "To the Young Men's Republican Club of Rockland, Me. And Republicans Everywhere." Republican campaign song urging the election of Abraham Linocoln and his vice presidential running mate, Hannibal Hamlin.

The cover presents "2 Lincoln Republican Songs": "We see the break of day" and "Freedom's Call"; however, only the first song is contained in this copy of sheet music.

Presidential campaign song praising the qualities of Abraham Lincoln and the strength of his supporters.

"Dedicated to the Republican Presidential Canidate. Hon. Abrm. Lincoln." Cover depicts Abraham Lincoln in a frame that includes the words "Washington" and "Illinois" as well as dipictions of Lincoln as "The Railsplitter" and as a circuit riding…

Song and chorus about Confederate soldier's call to arms. "To the Friends of Southern Independence." The cover depicts star with sugar cane on either side.

Instrumental music in honor of Jefferson Davis, who was inaugurated President of the Confederate States of America on February 18, 1861.

Funeral march in honor of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth. The first Union martyr of the Civil War, Colonel Elmer Ellsworth accompanied Lincoln on his inaugural train trip to Washington, D.C.. After the war began, he organized the 11th New York Infantry,…

Song honors the memory of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth, whose death on May 24, 1861, became a rallying cry for the Union cause. A good friend of the Lincolns, Ellsworth was the first prominent Union soldier to die in the Civil war.

Cover shows picture of Colonel Edward D.Baker, a close friend of Abraham Lincoln and the only sitting U.S. senator to be killed during the Civil War. Baker was killed on October 21, 1861, at the Battle of Ball's Bluff in Virginia.

Song sung from the perspective of former slave or "Contraband" who has recently found security and freedom behind Union lines. The song is dedicated to Union general Benjamin F. Butler, who was the first Union commander to allow escaped slaves to…

The cover states this is the "10th edition" of a "Song Composed and Dedicated to his Excellency Abraham Lincoln President of the United States." Cover art depicts a Union camp and two soldiers. One soldier holds an American flag while the other…