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.

    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.

    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.

    The Soliders Loved Ones

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

    The Soldier's Vision

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    Union side, 1862. Composed by C. Everest.

    The Soldier's Return Schottisch

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

    The Knitting Song

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

    The House Far Away, or The Dream of the Soldier

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

    The Children of the Battlefield

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

    The Chelsea War Widow

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    Union side, 1865. Composed by Charlie Pettengill.

    Tenderly Bury the Fair Young Dead

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    Union side, 1866. Composed by William Cumming.

    Somebody's Darling

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    Union side, 1865. Composed by William Cumming.

    Pray, Maiden, Pray!

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

    A Song for the Nameless Heroine

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

    My Wife and Child

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

    He Has Gone, and I Have Sent Him

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

    Dying Camille

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    Confederate side. Composed by Miss Julia Daly.

    Dear Wife I'm with You Once Again

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

    Cradle Song of the Soldier's Wife

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

    American Banner March

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    Union side, 1861. Composed by A Union Lady.

    A Soldier is my Beau

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    Union side, 1862. Composed by John Mahon.

    The Soldier's Wife

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

    Stonewall Jackson's Last Words

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

    Secession March

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    Confederate side, 1860. Composed by Caulfield.

    Requiem

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

    Old Stonewall

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

    Never Surrender, Quick Step

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

    My Old Kentucky Home, Good-Night

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    Confederate side. Composed and Lyrics by Stephen Collins Foster.

    Maryland, My Maryland

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    Confederate side.

    Lorena

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

    Listen to the Mocking Bird

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    Confederate side. Composed by Alice Hawthorne.

    Mother is the Battle Over?

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    Confederate side. Arranged by Jos. Hart Denck.

    Jefferson Davis Grand March

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    Confederate side, 1861. Composed by Wm. Herz.

    Wearin' of the Grey

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    Confederate side, 1866. Composed by Tar Heel.

    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.

    God Save the South!

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

    Gen. Lee's Quick March

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    Confederate side, 1865. Composed by Charles Young.

    Flag of the Sunny South

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

    Farewell to the Star Spangled Banner

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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.

    Confederates' Grand March

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

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