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Title
You are going to the wars, Willie boy! a ballad. words and music by John H. Hewitt
Creator
Hewitt, John Hill, 1801-1890, composer
Contributor
Hewitt, John Hill, 1801-1890, lyricist
Last, Jay T., collector
Date Created and/or Issued
1863
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information
For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description
For voice and piano. ; Title from cover. ; "Advertisement on page [4]: "Catalogue of sheet music..." ; At head of cover title: To Miss Fanny Waldron, "Queen Sisters."
Extent
1 score ([4] pages) 35 cm
Identifier
priJLC_SMUS Box T12
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/8901
Language
English
Subject
War songs--Confederate States of America
Soldiers
Civil war
Love--Songs and music
Songs with piano
Popular music--To 1901
Confederate States of America--Songs and music
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Songs and music
Sheet music. (aat)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection
Sheet Music
Military
1861-1865 : Confederate A-Z
T12
61
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the sheet music was transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2019.

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