"Inscribed to our volunteers." Song honors Abraham Lincoln's call for for more Union soldiers. Poetry credit is often attributed to William Cullen Bryant; however, the poem was originally published in the New York Evening Post July, 16, 1862 by James…
Often attributed to a poem by William Cullen Bryant, the song honors Abraham Lincoln in support of his call for more Union soldiers. The poem was originally published in the New York Evening Post on July, 16, 1862 by James Sloan Gibbons.
Song honoring Abraham Lincoln's call for more Union soldiers. The cover, which depicts Union cavalry, is entitled "Our National War Songs" and contains an index of American martial music.
The Hutchinson Family was one of the most popular American singing groups of the nineteeth century. By the 1860s, the singers split into separate groups or "tribes" headed by two of the original four brothers. This song praises the victory of the…
Although only one song is presented here, the sheet music cover advertises "25 Prize Songs," including what it lists as "Uncle Abe's Rebellious Boys." The song makes fun of the secessionist states, comparing them to naughty little boys.
Also known as "The Prisoner's Hope," a song from the perspective of a Union soldier in a Confederate prisoner of war camp. Cover depicts a small picture entitled "The Vacant Chair," showing a family seated around a dinner table with one empty chair.…
Cover depicts a picture of Abraham Lincoln, with words of the song printed on front. Description under title, "Written and Composed on the death of President Abraham Lincoln."
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.
Cover depicts Abraham Lincoln in a gold frame surrounded by an American Flag and mythological figures symbolizing peace and war. Below Lincoln is an image of the United States Capitol and an inscription: "Most respectfully inscribed to Abraham…
Published in 1924, a presidential election year, the song proclaims the United States needs the leadership of a man like Lincoln. Cover depicts the dome of the U.S. Capitol, the Washington Monument, a log cabin, the American flag, and Abraham…
Song dedicated to "To Mrs. May Weaver." The cover describes the words, "Our Laddie's Dead, Jem" as "uttered by one of Colonel Ellsworth's Zouaves." The first Union martyr of the Civil War, Colonel Elmer Ellsworth accompanied Lincoln on his inaugural…