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Title Singing soldiers : (the spirit of the sixties) : a history of the Civil War in song / selections and historical commentary, Paul Glass ; musical arrangements for piano and guitar, Louis C. Singer ; foreword by John Hope Franklin.

Publication Info. New York : Grosset & Dunlap, [1968]
©1968

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 Talbott: Circulating Collection  M1637 .G46    Available  ---
Description 1 score (xx, 300 pages) : illustrations ; 29 cm
score
Note For voice and piano and/or guitar.
Contents Patriotism. Battle hymn of the Republic. John Brown's body (Parody). Dixie's land. Everybody's Dixie (Selected verses and parodies). Flag of Columbia. Bonnie Blue Flag. Bonnie Blue flag with the Stripes and stars. Dixie, the land of King Cotton. Maryland, my Maryland. Maryland, my Maryland (A Northern reply). Emancipation. May God save the Union. God save the South. Strike for the South. Battle cry of freedom (Rallying song). Battle cry of freedom (Southern version). Virginia Marseillaise. Melt the bells. Wait for the wagon. Wait for the wagon (Selected parodies). -- Policies. Abe-iad. Call 'em names, Jeff. What's the matter? Sister Carrie or The compromise song. Uncle Sam, what ails you? Where are you going, Abe Lincoln? Jeff Davis' dream. Treasure rats. -- Portraits. Farewell Father, friend and guardian. Sherman the brave. Sword of Robert E. Lee. Honor to Sheridan. Stonewall Jackson's way. Beauregard. O, I'm a good old rebel. Riding a raid (A tribute to J.E.B. Stuart). Kingdom coming (Year of Jubilo). Wake Nicodemus. -- Volunteering and Conscription. Abraham's daughter or the Raw recruit. Johnny is gone for a soldier. You are going to the wars, Willie Boy! Young volunteer. Take your gun and go, John. Corporal Schnapps. I go to fight mit Sigel. We are coming, Father Abra'am. We'll fight for Uncle Abe. He's gone to the arms of Abraham. To Canaan (Song of the Six Hundred Thousand). Grafted into the Army. Come in out of the draft or How are you, conscript? How are you, conscript? Invalid Corps. -- Army life in camp. Hard crackers come again no more. Boys, keep your powder dry. Tenting on the old camp gerund. Upidee song. Think of your head in the morning. Here's your mule. Short rations. Goober peas. Army bean. Army bugs (Parody). Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! (Prisoners' hope). -- Battles and Soldiers. God bless the old sixth corps. Ellsworth avengers. Cumberland's crew. Alabama. Alabama and Kearsarge. For Bales. Little major. All quiet along the Potomac tonight. Drummer boy of Shiloh. Stonewall's requiem. Our comrade has fallen. 'Twas at the siege of Vicksburg. A life on the Vicksburg Bluff. Hold the Fort. When Sherman marched down to the sea. We are marching on to Richmond. Marching through Georgia. -- Somebody's Darling. Somebody's darling. Lorena. Aura Lea. Just before the battle, Mother. Never forget the dear ones (A home song). Write a letter to my mother. Yellow rose of Texas. Southern girl or the Homespun dress. Southern soldier boy. Mother would comfort me. Who will care for mother now? Pray, maiden, pray. Foes and friends. Weeping, sad and lonely or when the cruel was is over. When upon the Field of Glory. -- Memories. We were comrades together in the days of war. We're drunk from the same canteen. Brother, tell me of the battle. Tell me, is my father coming home. When Johnny comes marching home. Vacant chair. Songs we sang upon the old camp ground. Wearing of the grey. Good-bye, old glory.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-300).
Subject United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Songs and music.
Genre/Form Songs.
Songs.
Notated music.
Notated music.
Music.
Music.
Added Author Glass, Paul.
Singer, Louis C., 1912-1966.
Added Title Spirit of the sixties.
History of the Civil War in song
Other Form: Online version: Spirit of the sixties. Singing soldiers. New York : Grosset & Dunlap, c1968 (OCoLC)639782044