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"Composed and Dedicated to the Memory of the Pure and Noble Patriot Abraham Lincoln 16th President of the U.S."

"Dedicated to The Nation" and "Performed by Menter's Band," the cover shows a drawing of Abraham Lincoln.

Words and music mourn the death of Lincoln, condemns his assassin, and hails the plains of the "beautiful west" as a fitting resting place for the martyred president.

Requiem for Abraham Lincoln

Ballad. "Tad the pet name of President Lincoln's youngest son __He was a great favorite with his father, as may be inferred from the fact that Mrs. Lincoln while at the bedside of her dying husband, exclaimed, 'O bring our 'TAD' here for he loves…

Ballad dedicated to Mrs. Lincoln in memory of the death of her son, Willie, the thiird child of Abraham and Mary, who died, most likely of typhoid fever, at the White House on February 20, 1862.

"Live! Exclaimed the wife of our lamented President as she stood bending over his dying form, live but for one moment, to speak to me once more, to speak to our children"

"Maryland, My Maryland," has been the state song of Maryland since 1939. Based on "Maryland. My Maryland," an 1861 poem James Ryder Randall, the song decries Lincoln's use of Union troops in Maryland and calls on the state, one of the four border…

"To the Union, Mourn ye afflicted People-Mourn." "Sixteenth president of the United States, Born Feb. 12th 1808. Died by the hand of an assassin April 15th 1865."

Subtitled "A tribute to the memory of Abraham Lincoln," the song was written and composed by two women. The composer, "Mrs. E. A. Parkhurst," was Susan McFarland Parkhurst, a friend of Stephen Foster's and the author of several Civil War songs. She…

A "Grand herioc funeral march in memory of Abraham Lincoln."

A mudsill is a sill or timber placed on or buried under the ground to support a structure. Southerners sometimes referred to Northerners as "mudsills," in derision of what they saw as the lowly social status of most Northern men. During the Civil…

A patriotic song in praise of the Union, its people, and its armies.

The sheet music publication "Three offerings to thee, goddess of liberty" contained three Union Civil War songs; however, only one of the three, "Nomination Song," is contained in the item presented here. The other two songs were "Grand Rallying Song…

"To the officers and men of the 113th Reg. Ill. Vols."

"Respectfully dedicated to Mrs. Abraham Lincoln," "Oh speak to me once more" was reportedly said by Mary Lincoln at her husband's deathbed.

Song based on William Knox's poem "Mortality," which became better known by its first line: "Oh! Why should the spirit of mortal be proud?" According to artist Francis Bicknell Carpenter, Lincoln, who Carpenter often interacted with while painting…

Song based on William Knox's poem "Mortality," which became better known by its first line: "Oh! Why should the spirit of mortal be proud?" According to artist Francis Bicknell Carpenter, Lincoln, who Carpenter often interacted with while painting…

Satirical song about the speculation craze in the burgeoning oil industry during the Civil War.

Satirical song about Union policies towards slaves.

Cover depicts pictures of Abraham Lincoln and uses his image for advirtisements for tobacco products. The cover also depicts pictures of African American slaves. B. Leidersdorf manufactures of Old Abe Tobaccos. "We extend our compliments to all…

"Dedication on cover: "To the Young Men's Republican Club of Rockland, Me. And Republicans Everywhere." Republican campaign song urging the election of Abraham Linocoln and his vice presidential running mate, Hannibal Hamlin.

Song sung from the perspective of former slave or "Contraband" who has recently found security and freedom behind Union lines. The song is dedicated to Union general Benjamin F. Butler, who was the first Union commander to allow escaped slaves to…

Also known as "The Prisoner Free and a sequel to "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp," the song takes the perspective of Union prisoners of war waiting in expectation for their liberation.

The cover states this is the "10th edition" of a "Song Composed and Dedicated to his Excellency Abraham Lincoln President of the United States." Cover art depicts a Union camp and two soldiers. One soldier holds an American flag while the other…