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  • Collection: Civil War Song Sheets Collection

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Three verse song and chorus. Lyrics depict soldier's final thoughts and goodbyes to mother before going into a battle he may not survive. Color cover image depicts Union and Confederate lines during battle with the Confederate troops in the…

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Illustrated three verse song and chorus. Lyrics depict wounded soldier telling his mother of the victorious battle he fought in and how he was shot. Color cover image depicts wounded soldier with angel on the battlefield on left and woman praying in…

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Illustrated three verse song and chorus. Lyrics depict wounded soldier telling his mother of the victorious battle he fought in and how he was shot. Color cover image depicts soldier pointing with his sword while holding a wounded soldier in front of…

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Seven verse song and chorus. Lyrics depict singer talking about his life as a rover and what the reaction to him might be if he changed his lifestyle.

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Illustrated four verse song and chorus. Lyrics depict soldiers drinking and encouraging Abraham Lincoln to bring the war to an end. Color cover image depicts soldiers drinking in front of a tent with a sign reading "Refreshments."

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Illustrated four verse song and chorus. Lyrics depict soldiers drinking and encouraging Abraham Lincoln to bring the war to an end.

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Seven verse song and chorus sung to the tune of "Lovely Molly, O!" Lyrics depict the success of the Union blockade of Southern ports and England's desire for cotton during the Civil War. Decorative border with human figures in each corner.

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Eight verse song. Lyrics depict man falling in love, moving to California to raise money to build a house for his lover, and being jilted by his lover for another man.

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Illustrated three verse song and chorus, "As sung by Ben Cotton." Lyrics depict singer becoming infatuated with a woman he met on the street wearing a "Jockey hat." Color cover image depicts soldier greeting two women with large hoop skirts, hats,…

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Six verse song and chorus, "As sung by Harry Richmond." Lyrics depict man falling in love and proposing to a woman who marries another man. Decorative border features male and female figures on either side.

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Six verse song and chorus. Lyrics depict Jefferson Davis's attempted escape and capture at the end of the Civil War, highlighting Davis wearing women's clothing. Decorative border features male and female figures on either side.

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Three verse song and chorus, "Composed and sung by Johnny Judge, the Ethiopian comedian, at Varieties Theatre" Lyrics depict Jefferson Davis fleeing Richmond dressed as a woman and his capture by Union soldiers.

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Illustrated four verse song and chorus. Lyrics bemoan the hard times broght on by Jefferson Davis and his Confederacy.Color cover image depicts portraits of John C. Breckinridge and Jefferson Davis with drawing of Confederate states in a circle with…

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Four verse song and chorus sung to "Nell Flaugherty's Drake." Lyrics bemoan the hard times broght on by Jefferson Davis and his Confederacy.

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Illustrated three verse campaign song and chorus. "Dedicated to Col. James M. Willett, by J. J. McBride" "'First in War, First in Peace, First in the Hearts of my Countrymen' - Col. James M. Willett." Campaign song for James M. Willett. Cover image…

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Illustrated four verse song. Lyrics depict friends gathering for a wake and celebrating until they died. Color cover image depicts a man on stage in front of a mountain scene.

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Five verse song, "Sung by Tony Pastor at his Opera-House, 201 Bowery." Lyrics depict singer's happy pursuit of wife and the growth of their family after their marriage. Decorative border with black and white figures on all sides.

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Four verse song. "Written by Henry Wood, Esq. and sung by Wood's Minstrels, with the most enthusiastic applause." Written in stereotypical 19th century African American dialect. Lyrics depict fight between the Union and Confederacy over slavery and…

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Illustrated four verse song sung to the tune of "Billy O'Rourke." Written in stereotypical Irish dialect. Lyrics depict singer being co-opted into Wide Awakes for Abraham Lincoln.

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Illustrated three verse song. Lyrics depict mourning for death of Colonel Elmer Ellsworth.

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Three verse song. Lyrics depict mourning for mother and difficulty handling grief. Decorative border with male and female figures on either side with angel at top.

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Three verse song. Lyrics depict singer's love of life at sea and sailing. Decorative border surrounds text.

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Illustrated two verse song. Lyrics depict singer's affection for daisies. Color cover image depicts large letter "D" with flowers hanging from and an angel with a harp in the upper left-hand corner.

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Illustrated two verse song. Lyrics depict singer's affection for daisies. Color cover image depicts man and woman in a garden scene in upper left-hand corner with swan in a pond across the top.

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Illustrated sheet containg two versions of the same four verse song and chorus: "General Version" and "Tony Pastor's Version." Lyrics depict singer's desire to be a baby in order to receive the attention and care given to babies by women.
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