For voice and piano. ; Title from cover. ; Black and white lithograph of a young man [a caricature of an African American male or a white man in blackface] posing in a Union Army uniform with a long barrel rifled musket. ; "From a Photo. By Bryan & Johnston." ; "Nahl Bro's" ; "L. Nagel. Print." ; Verses 2-3 printed as text on page [3].
Songs with piano Caricatures and cartoons Blackface entertainers African Americans Stereotypes (Social psychology)--United States Civil war War songs--United States Popular music--To 1901 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Songs and music Sheet music. (aat)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Sheet Music Military 1861-1865 Union: Battles, Camp Life & Misc. T15 2 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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