Civil War, Non-Illustrated Covers, U - Z
name: label: Series Creator
content: DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997
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content: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 2: Armed Forces
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content: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 2: Armed Forces / 2.2: Civil War
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1856-1876
container: label: Container
content: Box 34, Folder I
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: The songs are Union, mostly from the war years. Songs from the 1850s are anti-secessionist. There are many patriotic songs, but sentimental songs about family and mothers abound. The death of a soldier is treated with unashamed pathos. Also included are many answer songs such as Tell Me Of My Darling Boy, "a mother's reply to Just Before The Battle Mother." For some of the most popular Union songs of the Civil War see folders K-S. (115 items)