Old Abe, the battle eagle : song & chorus

Contributor:

Bates, L. J. (lyricist); Kurz, Louis, 1833-1921 (illustrator); Shober, Charles (lithographer); Old Abe (dedicatee); United States. Army. Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, 8th (1861-1865) (dedicatee)

Name:

Towne, T. Martin (Thomas Martin), 1835-1911 or 1912

Timespan:

Civil War, 1861-1865

Date:

1865

Language:

English

Publisher:

H.N. Hempsted

Subject:

Songs with piano; Patriotic music -- United States; Patriotic music; History; United States. -- Army. -- Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, 8th (1861-1865) -- Songs and music; United States. -- Army. -- Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, 8th (1861-1865); Bates, L. J. Musical settings

Resource Type:

Still Image

Form/Genre:

songs (musical compositions); scores (documents for music)

Physical Description:

1 score (6 pages) : color illustrations; 34 cm

Geographic Subject:

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

Rights:

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

Notes:

For voice and piano; refrain set for chorus (SATB) and piano.; English words; verses 1-2 printed beneath the vocal line and verses 3-5 printed as text following the music.; First line of text: The ranks were full when they hurried away.; First line of text of refrain: Hurrah for our eagle.; "Inscribed to the 8th Wisconsin Regt."--at head of title.; Color illustration: a portrait of Old Abe, the mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Regt. / L. kurz; Lith. Chas. Shober.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Rare Book Collection, Folio M1.A13 K4 Box 14, no. 45

Collection:

Keffer Collection of Sheet Music (University of Pennsylvania)