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Three verse song and chorus about a dying soldier wondering who will care for his sick and elderly mother.

Three verse song and chorus about a dying soldier wondering who will care for his sick and elderly mother.Sheet note: "See the answer to this song, 'Kind friends are near her."

"As performed by the U. S. Marine Band at the inauguration of President Lincoln, March 4, 1861 Composed and dedicated to Mrs. Lincoln"

A group of people, including Joseph Cannon, sits on the porch of D. W. Taylor's cottage in Litchfield. On verso: "With kindest regards, D. W. Taylor."

Etelka Gerster Gardini, a Hungarian singer who performed throughout the world, sits for a portrait.Image signature: "Al carissimo Maestro al amico, Alfredo Jannotta. Ricordo, Etelka Gerster Gardini"

Matt Snyder and Rose Snyder pose together for a portrait.On verso: "With our best love to Kitty."

An unidentified woman poses for a portrait wearing a large necklace with a cross.

Major General Lewis Baldwin Parsons poses for a portrait in his military uniform.

Song and chorus about death of Abraham Lincoln: "To the memory of our lamented President." Cover depicts floral border around text.

Illustrated six verse song and chorus based on Jefferson Davis' capture on May 10, 1865. The scene depicts a popular myth that Davis tried to elude his captors by dressing as a woman.

An exterior view of the St. Francis Hospital in Blue Island as it appeared in the early 1900s shows a three story building with an additional level on the center tower surrounded by a picket fence and a cross on the top of the structure.

An archway marks the entrance to Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois.

A fountain stands in a landscaped lawn outside Illinois Governor Joel Matteson's home in Springfield, Illinois. Matteson was the tenth Governor of the state of Illinois, serving from 1853 until 1857.

A stereoscopic view shows a "shop built from lumber of old stable by George P. Davis and Eugene E. Flagg about 1855" in McLean County, Illinois.

A stereoscopic view shows a high school building in Bloomington, Illinois.

A stereoscopic image provides an aerial view of Bloomington, Illinois, looking east from the McLean County Courthouse.

A stereoscopic view shows the home of Judge David Davis prior to 1872. Located in Bloomington, Illinois, the home was purchased from Jesse W. Fell, a prominent local businessman.

A stereoscopic view looks down a set of railroad tracks. The Bloomington railroad station is located to the right.

A stereoscopic view shows the old log jail in Bloomington, Illinois, on the grounds of the McLean County Courthouse while the courthouse was under construction.

An unidentified young boy wearing a jacket sits for a portrait.

Henry E. Midden, Jr. stands with his wife, Rita Midden, and their ten children.

Henry E. Midden, Jr. and his wife, Rita Midden, pose for a photograph.

Henry E. Midden, Jr. stand with his wife, Rita Midden, their children, and their grandchildren.

Cover reads, "Dedicated to his excellency Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States. A Patriotic song."The song calls on all free men to rally to the Union cause.