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Three verse song also known as "An Original Glee." Lyrics depict soldier going into battle on horse and his lover's wait for his return. Song concludes when the horse returns from battle without the soldier.

Although this item only contains one song, the publication originally contained three satirical anti-Copperhead campaign songs: "The Copperhead of 1864, The Chicago Copperhead and The Copperhead of 1865."Comparing them to the venomous snake,…

Political cartoonist Harold R. Heaton demonstrates the political striations in the nation during the early part of the twentieth century. To the left, radical Democrats led by presidential candidate Robert M. La Follette and Charles E. Merriam wave…

Illustrated three verse song and chorus "As sung by Mrs. W. J. Florence" Lyrics depict a woman watching troops marching by her house and her relationship with the troops' Captain. Color cover image depicts soldiers marching behind leader on…

Illustrated three verse song and chorus "As sung by Mrs. W. J. Florence." Lyrics depict a woman watching troops marching by her house and her relationship with the troops' Captain. Color cover image depicts soldiers marching behind leader on…

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…

A woodcut shows a cabin located on the Monticello College grounds.

Illustrated five verse song and chorus. Lyrics depict Union Army soldier's devotion to fighting for the United States. Color cover image depicts soldiers fighting on a hillside.

Illustrated three verse song sung to the tune of "The kiss dear Maid." Lyrics depict the death of a soldier and his final request to send his Bible to his mother. Color cover depicts soldiers on battlefield.

Four verse song depicting a sailor saying farewell to his lover before setting sail.

The cover depicts a log cabin with "Kentucky" above it in quotations and "The Birthplace of Abraham Lincoln" below. First page of score displays the description "The Home of Lincoln and Clay" below the song title. Henry Clay was Lincoln's political…

Representative Noah Mason sits on left side of a small table with Martha Rountree and an unidentified gentleman during a broadcast of The Big Issue, a television show on the Du Mont Television Network. Lawrence Spivak sits at the desk in front of the…

A woodcut shows a bell tower at the top of one of the Monticello Female Seminary buildings.

Song about the history of the city of Kaskaskia and its bell that was lost in a flood but was found and now enshrined. Cover presents picture of the bell. Kaskaskia was the first capitol of the state of Illinois.

View of the battlefield of Port Hudson littered with fallen trees. The Siege of Port Hudson took place between May 21 and July 9, 1863 and corresponded with the Siege of Vicksburg. After the Confederates lost at Vicksburg, they surrendered at Port…

Illustrated four verse song and chorus. Lyrics depict soldiers rallying support under the United States flag. Color cover image of union batteries near Charleston, S. C.

Illustrated four verse song and chorus. Lyrics depict soldiers rallying support under the United States flag. Color cover depicts liberty with waving flag and eagle to side on top of globe with "The Genius of American" written across.

A drawing that depicts the battle between striking Virden mine workers and replacement workers who were brought in from St. Louis. On verso: "The Virden Rot; Oct. 12, 1898; When the mine operators refused to recognize the United Mine Workers of…

On cover: "Gleanings : A Collection of popular & standard pieces for the piano." Other title names on cover. This sheet music contains only music no words.

Dedicated: "To Col. F. A. Bartleson, 100th Ill. Vol." Song about the Battle of Fort Donelson (Tennessee), fought in 1862. Pro North. Cover depicts soldiers ready for battle.

Illustrated thirteen verse song and chorus about General Philip H. Sheridan's rout of Confederate general Jubal Early's army at the Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia on October 19, 1864. Color cover depicts American flags in upper corners and "Liberty…

A "Rallying Song." Meant to support Union soldiers. Cover depicts five vignettes labeled clockwise from the top center: "The Vacant chair, Silent lute, Who'll save the left, Battll (i.e. battle) cry of freedom, Within sound of the enemy's guns."

A "Rallying Song." Meant to support Union soldiers. Cover depicts five vignettes labeled clockwise from the top center: "The Vacant chair, Silent lute, Who'll save the left, Battll (i.e. battle) cry of freedom, Within sound of the enemy's guns."

Illustrated four verse song sung to the tune of "The Sword of Bunker Hill." Lyrics depict death scene of U. S. soldier on the battlefield. Cover depicts a seated General Winfield Scott.military figure surrounded by floral laurel and American flags on…

Dedicated: "To Paul M. Angle and the Staff of the Chicago Historical Society." Song about the city of Chicago, and its history. No cover just song sheet.