Mother On The Brain

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Title

Mother On The Brain

Subject

Sheet music
Broadsides
American Civil War (1861-1865)
War--Songs and music
Popular music
Soldiers death
Mothers and sons
United States--Confederate States of America

Description

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.

Creator

Cross, John C. (Casden)

Publisher

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

Date

1861-1861

Contributor

De Marsan, H.

Format

pdf

Language

eng

Identifier

301337
37540000506982

Coverage

New York

Original Format

1
26 x 17 cm

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