Printed lyrics for the Song of the First of Arkansas
date: label: Date
content: 1864
name: label: Attributed to
content: Lindley Miller, American, 1834 - 1864
label: Printed by
content: Supervisory Committee for Recruiting Colored Regiments, 1863 - 1865
label: Subject of
content: 1st Arkansas Regiment Volunteer Infantry (African Descent), 1863 - 1866
notes: label: Description
content: This sheet of paper contains printed lyrics for "Song of the First of Arkansas." The song is set to the tune of the Methodist hymn "Say, Brothers, Will You Meet Us." The lyrics were printed by the Supervisory Committee for Recruiting Colored Regiments. The reverse of the paper is blank.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Emancipation
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Popular music
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.174.12
objectType: label: Type
content: songs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 7 1/2 × 4 1/8 in. (19.1 × 10.5 cm)