Civil War Sheet Music Collection

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The Civil War Sheet Music Collection at the Library of Congress consists of over 2500 pieces culled from the Library's collections, all related to and published during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Many of the lyrics found within these pieces relay narratives of the time and thus provide a uni…

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Who'll Protect My Children Now

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Union Side, 1865. Composed by Hubert P. Main.

children protect composed

What Will They Tell Our Children When This Sad War is O'er

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Union side, 1864. Composed by J.W. Hobbs.

children union hobbs composed

Wait Until the War is Over

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Union side, 1864. Composed by T.M. Todd.

The Young Patriots

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Union side, 1862. Composed by E. Mack.

young union patriots composed

The Soliders Loved Ones

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Union side, 1864. Composed by J.H. Whittemore.

union loved ones composed whittemore soliders

The Soldier's Vision

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Union side, 1862. Composed by C. Everest.

vision union mount everest composed

The Soldier's Return Schottisch

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Union side, 1864. Composed by T. Van Berg.

union composed van berg

The Knitting Song

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Union side, 1862. Composed by Albert M. Hubbard.

song union hubbard knitting composed albert m

The House Far Away, or The Dream of the Soldier

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Union side, 1863. Composed by H.T. Merrill.

union soldiers far away composed

The Children of the Battlefield

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Union side, 1864. Composed by James G. Clark.

children union battlefield composed

The Chelsea War Widow

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Union side, 1865. Composed by Charlie Pettengill.

union widow composed

Tenderly Bury the Fair Young Dead

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Union side, 1866. Composed by William Cumming.

young union bury composed tenderly

Somebody's Darling

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Union side, 1865. Composed by William Cumming.

union darling composed

Pray, Maiden, Pray!

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Confederate side, 1864. Composed by A.J. Turner.

pray confederate maiden composed

A Song for the Nameless Heroine

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Union side, 1865. Composed by B.R. Hanby.

song union heroine composed nameless

My Wife and Child

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Confederate side, 1863. Composed by F.W. Rosier.

child wife confederate composed rosier

He Has Gone, and I Have Sent Him

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Union side, 1863. Composed by Madame C. Rive.

union composed rive

Dying Camille

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Confederate side. Composed by Miss Julia Daly.

dying confederate composed

Dear Wife I'm with You Once Again

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Union side, 1865. Composed by Frank B. Ray.

union composed frank b dear wife

Cradle Song of the Soldier's Wife

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Union side, 1864. Composed by Theodore T. Barker.

wife union barker composed cradle song

American Banner March

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Union side, 1861. Composed by A Union Lady.

american union banner composed

A Soldier is my Beau

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Union side, 1862. Composed by John Mahon.

union soldiers composed

The Soldier's Wife

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Union side, 1863. Composed by William R. Dempster.

wife union composed dempster william r

Stonewall Jackson's Last Words

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Confederate side, 1866. Composed by Jules C. Meininger.

confederate last words stonewall composed jules c meininger

Secession March

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Confederate side, 1860. Composed by Caulfield.

confederate composed secession caulfield

Requiem

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Confederate side, 1866. Composed by Jules C. Meininger.

confederate requiem composed jules c meininger

Old Stonewall

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Confederate side, 1868. Composed by F. Younker; Lyrics by C.D. Dasher.

lyrics confederate stonewall composed dasher younker

Never Surrender, Quick Step

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Confederate side, 1863. Composed by Edward O. Eaton.

confederate eaton composed never surrender quickstep

My Old Kentucky Home, Good-Night

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Confederate side. Composed and Lyrics by Stephen Collins Foster.

kentucky lyrics goodnight confederate composed

Maryland, My Maryland

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Confederate side.

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Lorena

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Confederate side, 1861. Composed by J.P. Webster; Lyrics by H.D.L. Webster.

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Listen to the Mocking Bird

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Confederate side. Composed by Alice Hawthorne.

confederate mockingbird composed

Mother is the Battle Over?

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Confederate side. Arranged by Jos. Hart Denck.

mother battle jos confederate arranged

Jefferson Davis Grand March

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Confederate side, 1861. Composed by Wm. Herz.

herz confederate wm composed jefferson davis grand march

Wearin' of the Grey

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Confederate side, 1866. Composed by Tar Heel.

confederate tar heels composed

I'm Going Home to Dixie

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Confederate side, 1861. Composed by D.D. Emmett; Arranged by C.S. Grafulla; Lyrics by D.D. Emmett.

lyrics confederate going home composed arranged

God Save the South!

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Confederate side, 1863. Composed by Chas. W.A. Ellerbrock; Lyrics by Earnest Halphin.

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Gen. Lee's Quick March

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Confederate side, 1865. Composed by Charles Young.

confederate composed charles young

Flag of the Sunny South

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Confederate side. Composed by J.H. Hewitt; Lyrics by E.V. Sharp.

south flag sharp lyrics confederate hewitt composed

Farewell to the Star Spangled Banner

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Confederate side.

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Dear Mother I've Come Home to Die

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Confederate side. Composed by Henry Tucker; Lyrics by E. Bowers.

mother dear lyrics confederate come home bowers composed

Confederates' Grand March

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Confederate side, 1862. Composed by Wm. H. Hartwell.

confederate wm composed hartwell grand march

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