Inside cover contains a note dated February 3, 1862, from Lincoln to the composer, thanking him for the composition.]]>
The song calls on all free men to rally to the Union cause.]]> New York Evening Post on July, 16, 1862 by James Sloan Gibbons.]]> New York Evening Post July, 16, 1862 by James Sloan Gibbons.]]> New York Evening Post (Gibbons, James Sloan)]]> New York Evening Post July, 16, 1862 by James Sloan Gibbons.]]> New York Evening Post (Gibbons, James Sloan)]]>
Sambo was a commonly used English langauage term for a person of mixed African and European descent. By the early twentieth century, however, the word became a degoratory term for male African Americans.]]>
The Scottish poet Robert Burns wrote the original lyrics of "Bruce's Address" in 1792 to honor the victory of Robert the Bruce and Scottish forces over the English at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314.]]>
President Lincoln relieved McClellan of command after the general failed to pursue General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, following the Battle of Antietam.]]>
President Lincoln relieved McClellan of command after the general failed to pursue General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, following the Battle of Antietam.]]>
Sheet Note: "No. 2. as sung by Dan Bryant." Dan Bryant was a popular minstrel singer.]]>
"Respectfully Dedicated to Col. Stewart and his Regiment." "As Sung by the Boys of Col. Stewart's Regt."]]>