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Title: The boy defender of Kentucky's honor / words by Henry T. Stanton; music by Edward O. Eaton
Creator: Eaton, E. O. (Edward O.), composer
Contributor: Endicott & Co. (New York, N.Y.), publisher
Stanton, Henry T. (Henry Thompson), 1834-1898, lyricist
Clayton, Charles O., engraver
Last, Jay T., collector
Date Created and/or Issued: 1860
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. ; Caption title. ; "To the boy defender of Kentucky's honor Capt. William F, Gaines..." -- Cover title. ; "Author of Eoline Schottish, Anita Polka & c." -- On cover. ; Note about Sgt. William F. Gaines as "The Boy Defender" on page 3. ; Black and White lithograph on cover depicts the Battle of Buena Vista. Captain William F. Gaines is holding an American flag and pointing a pistol at enemy soldiers. ; "Lith. of Endicott & Co., 59 Beekman St., N. Y." ; "Clayton." ; Verses 4-6 printed as text on page [7].
Extent: 1 vocal score ([7] pages) ; 34 cm
Identifier: priJLC_SMUS Box T17
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/10745
Language: English
Subject: United States. Army--Officers
Child soldiers
Songs with piano
Popular music--United States--To 1901
Buena Vista, Battle of, Mexico, 1847--Songs and music
War songs--United States
Mexican War, 1846-1848--Songs and music
Kentucky--History
Sheet music. (aat)
Source: Jay T. Last Collection
Sheet Music
Military
Mex.- Amer. War A-F
T17
14
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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