'Lay me down and save the flag.'
Publisher: Published by T.C. Boyd, Montgomery Street, corner of Pine, San Francisco. 10,000 songs for sale. Boyd's novel exchange--terms, 10 tickets for 50 cents, making cost of reading 5 cts. a novel. T.C. Boyd, designer and engraver on wood. 2,000 plays for sale.
Published: 1864
Place of publication: San Francisco]
Language: eng
Subjects: Flags; Songs and music; Last words; History
Other titles: They arose, whose name was legion
Notes: Song in four stanzas inspired by the last words of Col. James Adelbert Mulligan.

The sheet music edition with "words by Paulina" and "music by George Frederick Root" was copyright in 1864 by Root and Cady.

Attributed to Paulina Dupre in the Public Domain Music website, pdmusic.org (July 22, 2003).

Printed area, including ornamental border, measures 18.7 x 10.4 cm.