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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.

Illustrated four verse romantic song sung to the tune of "The Harp that once through Tara's Hall."

Three verse song also known as "An Original Glee." Lyrics depict soldier going into battle on horse and his lover's wait for his return. Song concludes when the horse returns from battle without the soldier.

Illustrated three verse song. Lyrics depict death of rose at the end of the summer and the singer's devotion to it. Color cover image depicts hand with three roses in a nature scene.

Illustrated three verse song. Lyrics depict death of rose at the end of the summer and the singer's devotion to it. Color cover image depicts pink rose intertwined with title.

Illiustrated two verse song and chorus on the death of a young man's sweetheart.

Pro-Union two verse song and chorus.

Illustrated three verse song and chorus about a woman looking for a husband.

Illustrated three verse song and chorus: Lyrics depict the American flag as a symbol of unity. Color cover image depicts soldier raising American flag in front of bloody soldiers and armaments.

Illustrated three verse song and chorus. Lyrics depict singer serving as a stand-in for a mother absent at her son's death.

Illustrated three verse song and chorus. Lyrics depict a woman seeking a husband and presenting herself as an item for auction. Color cover image depicts a woman on stage waving an American flag.

Illustrated two verse song and chorus about nostalgia for boyhood home and life.

Illustrated ten verse campaign song sung to the tune of "When Johnny Comes Marching Home." Also called the "Fremont Campaign Song," the song favors John Charles Fremont against Abraham Lincoln in the 1864 Republican nominating convention.

Eight verse song. Lyrics depict legacy of Union and Confederate leaders and declare that all but George McClellan will be forgotten. Decorative border surrounds text.

Illustrated five verse song and chorus on a slave's distress upon the sale of his sweetheart to another master.

Illustrated five verse nostalgic song praising a simpler, more honest time in the United States.

Illustrated six verse satirical song sung to the tune of "Washing Day." The song derides Abraham Lincoln and the Republicans as abolitionists and supporters of racial equality for blacks.

Usually enitiled "Maryland, My Maryland," this illustrated nine stanza poem was set to music and became one of the most popular pro-Confederate songs of the Civil War. "Maryland, My Maryland, became the state song of Maryland in 1938.

Illustrated two verse love song and chorus, "As sung by C. Campbell of Carncross and Dixey's Minstrels"

Illustrated reproduction of the famous Thomas Buchanan Read poem celebarting the victories of Union general Philip H. Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley campaign of 1864.

Four verse song and chorus sung to the tune of "Home, Sweet Home." "Commemorative of the passage home of the remains of Abraham Lincoln. Written for the funeral solemnities of the President, Detroit, 25th April, 1865" " Printed at head in…

Illustrated two verse song and chorus lamenting the loss of loved ones.

Illustarted four verse song about the joys and challenges of life at sea.

Illustrated three verse song subtitled "The Prisoner Free," and a sequel to "Tramp, 'Tramp' Tramp."

Illustrated six verse song and chorus sung to the tune of the "Battle Cry of Freedom."