Abraham's Draft

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Title

Abraham's Draft

Subject

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Tuner, J.W.
Sheet music
War song
American Civil War (1861-1865)

Description

After June 1862, in respose to the failure of the Union campaign to take Richmond, President Lincoln called on the states to provide a total of 600,000 volunteers to fill the Union ranks.

The song calls on the people of the North to fulfill Lincoln's call for volunteers.

Creator

Turner, J. W. (Joseph W.

Publisher

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

Date

1862

Contributor

Oliver Ditson

Format

pdf

Language

en

Identifier

300958
180866812

Coverage

Boston

Transcription

Abraham's Draft

600.000 MORE

Song AND Chorus,

Written & arranged by

J. W. TURNER.

3

Boston.

Published by Oliver Ditson & Co. 277 Washington St.

J. Church Jr. Cin. Firth Pond & Co. N. York. J. e. Gould. Philada.

J.C. Haynes & Co. C. C. Clapp & Co. Boston.

Entered according to act of Congress AD 1862 by O. Ditson & Company in the Clerks Office of the District of Washington.

ABRAHM'S DRAFT.

Written and Arranged by J. W. Turner

Con Animato.

1. Six Hundred Thousand is the cry, Come ral - ly to the call; For Abra'am says he must have them, Or else the Union'll fall! Then surely boys you'll onward march To meet the re - bel band- Six Hundred Thousand is the cry Throughout our na - tive land.

Chorus.

Six Hundred Thousand is the cry Throughout our na - tive land, Six Hundred Thousand is the cry Throughout our na - tive land.

2. Come forth ye brave and gallant men! And ne-ver backward be! Fill up the ranks, and meet the foes Of Peace and Lib - er - ty. Then sure-ly boys you'll onward march To meet thr re - bel band- Six Hundred Thousand is the cry Throughout our native land.

3. Come from the work-shop and the plough, Co-lum-bia's no-ble sons! And buc-kle on your ar-mour boys, And bring a-long your guns. Then sure-ly boys you'll onward march To meet the re-bel band- Six Hundred Thousand is the cry Throughout our native land.

4. Then down to Dix-ie we will march To strike the fi-nal blow! And there with firm and stea-dy aim We'll lay the traitors low. Then sure-ly boys you'll onward march To meet the re=-bel band- Six Hundred Thousand is the cry Throughout our native land.

5. We'll swear to plant our glo-rious flag On Richmond's soil a-gain! Or ev-ery one a-mong our ranks Shall num-ber with the slain! Then sure-ly boys you'll onward march To meet the re-bel band- Six Hundred Thousand is the cry Throughout our native land.

Status

Complete

Percent Completed

100

Weight

20

Original Format

4
34 cm

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