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Union Civil War Music: Mother Waiting for News

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Two Civil War Sheets: "Dear Mother I've come home to die"

Union Civil War Sheet Music, Lot of 2, Very Fine.
1. "Dear Mother I've come home to die," by E. Bowers & Henry Tucker, 1863, Firth, Son & Co., New York, 6 pages, disbound, 13" x 10.25", Very Fine. Toning and dampstaining throughout. Front page features glitzy typefaces and an intricate border engraving. A tender melody that tugged on the heartstrings of a nation caught up in war and trying to cope with the terrible spectre of death. Back page inventories additional songs and instrumentals that were available through the publishers.
2. "Mother waiting for the news," by Sara Wolverton & Henry Castle, 1863, S. Brainerd & Co., Cleveland, OH, 6 pages, disbound, 13" x 10.25", Very Fine. Dampstaining and toning around the edges and occasional soiling. Words and music bring to stark attention the sentiments of families on the home front, waiting for word about their loved ones: "Mother waiting for the news from the dark red battle ground, Hear you not the host of angels, Fondly circling you around?"
A wonderful pair of musical selections from a very difficult and heartrending period in American history. (2 items)



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