Just before the battle, Mother

Contributor:

Copcutt (engraver); Williams (illustrator)

Name:

Root, George F. (George Frederick), 1820-1895

Timespan:

Civil War, 1861-1865

Date:

1864

Language:

English

Publisher:

Root & Cady

Subject:

Songs with piano; History

Resource Type:

Still Image

Form/Genre:

Songs with piano; Songs and music; Songs; Scores; scores (documents for music)

Physical Description:

1 score (5 pages) : illustrations; 34 cm

Geographic Subject:

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Songs and music; United States

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Song; for voice and piano; refrain set for chorus (SATB) and piano.; Illustration: title set within an oval frame. Around the frame is a floral border and scenes illustrating five popular song titles: The vacant chair, Silent lute, Who'll save the left, Battel [sic] cry of freedom, and Within sound of the enemy's guns / Copcutt=Williams Sc.; First line of text: Just before the battle, Mother.; First line of refrain: Farewell Mother, you may never press me to your heart again.; Advertisement for Mason & Hamlin cabinet organs and additional music on p. [2].

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Rare Book Collection, Folio M1.A13 K4 Box 17, no. 39

Collection:

Keffer Collection of Sheet Music (University of Pennsylvania)