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Description
For voice and piano. ; Caption title. ; Songs of the war by Private Miles O' Reilly -- Cover title. ; Black and white lithograph of five Civil War scenes, including three battle scenes, one hospital scene, and one of soldiers toasting in a dining room. A title list of songs included on the cover. ; "Lith. of Henry C. Eno. 37 Park Row N. Y." ; "Respectfully Dedicated to Genl. David Hunter" -- On cover. ; "To the Army of the Potomac" -- On cover. ; "To the Officers & Members of the Old Tenth Army Corps" -- On cover. ; "To the Women of America" -- On cover. ; "Affectionately inscribed to his friend & former Custodial Lieut. Col. Jas. F. Hall" -- On cover. ; Private Miles O' Reilly is Charles G. Halpine.
Songs with piano Soldiers Racism in language Battlefields 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. H-Z by title T16 17 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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