Name/Title
"Our War Songs North and South"Entry/Object ID
1941.049.453Description
Book. "Our War Songs North and South," published by S. Brainard's Sons, Cleveland, Ohio, 1887. Brown leather cover with gold lettering. Brilliant color lithograph on title page. Inscribed inside front: "Mary Bostwick Shellman Custer Corps No. 2 W.R.C. 1888 Adopted Comrade Wilson Post No. 1 G.A.R. June 11th 1878 Old Sixth Massachusetts Vet. Association April 19th 1887 Co. B 5th Wisconsin Vet. Association August 1889". Wirtten inside front cover (probably by HSCC): "From the Mary Shellman Collection." 638 pages. 10.5" x 7.5" x 1.75"
Our War Songs North and South, published in 1887 by S. Brainard's Sons in Cleveland, Ohio, is a large anthology of Civil War-era music. The volume contains lyrics and musical scores for songs associated with both the Union and the Confederacy. Spanning over 600 pages, it includes a wide range of compositions—from well-known patriotic anthems to lesser-known regional and sentimental songs—reflecting the popular music of the 1860s.
The book is organized to represent both Northern and Southern perspectives and includes printed illustrations alongside the musical content. It serves as a historical compilation of 19th-century American war songs and provides a resource for the study of Civil War-era musical traditions and publishing.Acquisition
Accession
1941.049Source or Donor
Reese, PaulAcquisition Method
GiftBook Details
Place Published
City
ClevelandState/Province
OHCountry
U.S.A.