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  • Collection: Civil War Song Sheets Collection

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Illustrated three verse song and chorus. A wounded soldier sings of how his mother would comfort him, if she were with him.

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Illustrated four verse song and chorus sung to the tune of the "Bonnie Blue Flag." The words depict a dying soldier thinking of his mother.The original "Bonnie Blue Flag" was one of the most popular Confederate songs of the Civil War.

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Illustrated three verse song and chorus about a young soldier wounded in the Battle of Antietam (September 17, 1862) who relates a dream he had of his mother comforting him.

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Illustrated three verse song about a son asking his mother if his father will ever return from the war, only to learn that his father died in battle.

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Although the illustration shows a soldier leaving a battlefield, this three verse song about the return of a prodigal son to his mother does not mention war or soldiering.

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Seven verse song and chorus sung to the tune of" Yankee Doodle Dandy." The Battle of Hampton Roads (March 8-9, 1862) between the USS Monitor and CSS Merrimac (aka CSS Virginia) was the first battle fought between ironclad warships.

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"From the Democratic Presidential Campaign Songster," five verse song and chorus sung to the tune of "Lannigan's Ball." Democratic campaign song ridiculing Abraham Lincoln and "Black Republicans."

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Two verse song with ornamental border.

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Illustrated twelve verse song sung to the tune of ""Dan Tucker." A Union victory, the battle of South Mountain was fought in Maryland on September 14, 1862

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Illustrated five verse song and chorus sung to the tune of "Gay and Happy," praising Major General George McClellan's service to the Union and his farewell address to the Army of the Potomac in November 1862.President Lincoln relieved McClellan of…

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Illustrated five verse song and chorus sung to the tune of "Gay and Happy," praising Major General George McClellan's service to the Union and his farewell address to the Army of the Potomac in November 1862. The song sheet also quotes Major General…

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Illustrated six verse song to the tune of "Bruce's Address," the lyrics portray Major General George B. McClellan addressing the Army of the Potomac after President Abraham Lincoln reappointed him to command in September 1862, following the Union…

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Illustrated four verse campaign song and chorus sung to the tune of "Whack, row de dow!" Former Union major general George B. McClellan was the Democratic nominee for president in 1864 againt Republican Abraham Lincoln.

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Illustrated four verse campaign song and chorus sung to the tune of "Whack, row de dow!" Former Union major general George B. McClellan was the Democratic nominee for president in 1864 againt Republican Abraham Lincoln.

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Illustrated three verse campaign song sung to the tune of "Pompey Moore." Former Union major general George B. McClellan was the Democratic nominee for president in 1864 againt Republican Abraham Lincoln.

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Illustrated six verse presidential campaign song and chorus sung to the tune of "Billy O' Rourke." Former Union major general George B. McClellan was the Democratic nominee for president against Republican Abraham Lincoln in the election of 1864.

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Illustrated six verse song sung to the tune of "My Normandy." A pro-Union version of the pro-Confederate anthem, "Maryland, My Maryland." The original "Maryland, My Maryland," became the state song of Maryland.

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Four verse song and chorus adopted for the Union cause from the Frech national anthem, La Marseillaise.

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The National Anthem of France. Illustrated six verse song and chorus.

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Illustrated four verse song and chorus.

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Illustrated four verse song and chorus.

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Illustrated six verse song and chorus.

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Illustrated eight verse song and chorus sung to the tune of "Wait For The Wagon"

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Four verse song sung to the tune of "Hark! The soft Bugle." Authorship is attributed to Horace Greeley in "The Wide Awake Vocalist or Rail Splitters' Song Book."

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Illustrated song sheet for two verse song with chorus sung to the tune of "Wait for the Wagon."
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