Now glory to the Lord of hosts, [2nd line] And glory the reward (12 vs.) Lines found on the dead body of a Confederate soldier after the battle of Williamsburgh. 15.4 x 6 cm. (cropped)
Hark! in the South the thundering drum (5 vs.) [Signed] B.; Baltimore, Oct. 9th, 1861; 2nd song: Southern Sentiments., Variant: a. Double-line border; soldier on horse blowing trumpet. 30.6 x 9.2 cm., Variant: b. [As above;] pink paper. 30.6 x 9.2 cm.
O bully George B. has come out of the West (9 vs.) Air—Young Lockinvar. [Signed] O. H. S.; Baltimore, Oct. 14th, 1861., Variant: a. Double-line border; pink paper; elephant with slogans: Oh dearl Oh dear! what have we here. and "George B. McClellan". 24.5 x 8 cm., Variant: b. [As above;] blue paper. 25 x 8.3 cm., Variant: c. [As above; without McClellan's name on elephant.] 27.2 x 9.6 cm.
The Union men have left the floor (3 vs.) Air. —"My Maryland." By a Member of the Baltimore Corn Exchange; Balti- more, June, 1862; with MS. note, "25 copies printed only." 16.5 x 6.5 cm.
Come gentle muse give me your aid (6 vs.), Variant: a. Headed: "Song". T. o. border; hunter with hound. 24.7 x 11.4 cm., Variant: b. Title: "Quamdiu tandem abutere patientiae nostrae? Ad quem finem sese jactabit Audacia?"; with 7 vs. un- even length, varying; [signed] B.; Baltimore, June 30, 1861 T. o. border. 20.5 x 12 cm.
Oh! say do you see now so vauntingly borne (4 vs.) [Air—"Star Spangled Banner."] Headed: "Rebel Poetry". Double-line border with ornamental corners. 20.6 x 11.8 cm.
Jeff Davis is coming, Oh! dear, Oh! dear (6 vs.) Tune - "The Campbells are Coming.", Variant: a. T. o. border; pink paper. 19.7 x 11.7 cm., Variant: b. [As above;] yellow paper. 23.1 x 15.3 cm.
The Old Line's foot is on thy shore (12 vs.) Air.—"Mary- land My Maryland." [Signed] N. G. Rfidgeley]; Baltimore, Oct. 27th, 1861; Written under the influence of the excitement prevalent in Baltimore, when the news was received that the Con- federates had, Variant: a. Double-line border; [Bonsai] flag of Maryland. 38 x 8.7 cm., Variant: b. Title cropped; "The Old Line's Appeal" written in MS. Double-line border; [Bonsai] flag of Maryland. 38.5 x 8 cm.
You Rebels come along and listen to my song (10 vs. and chor.) Air—"Happy Land of Canaan.", Variant: a. Yellow paper. 25.5 x n.2 cm., Variant: b. "Tune" in place of "Air"; with "Rebels" in first line in quotation marks. Blue paper. 19.3 x 8.5 cm. (cropped)
I'll sing you a song of the South's sunny clime (4 vs. and chor.) Air—"Vive la Compagnie!" [Signed] B.; Baltimore, Sept. 21, 1861. T. o. border. 25.5 x 13.2 cm.
Are we free*? go ask the question (6 vs.), Variant: a. [Signed] J[ames R. Brewer]; Maryland, 1861. Red ink; double-line border. 20.5 x 12.4 cm., Variant: b. [As above;] but title: "Maryland in Chains." 27.8 x 9.9 cm.
The boys down South in Dixie's land (8 vs. and chor.) Air—"Gideon's Band." Composed by Robert E. Holtz, Jan. 30, 1862., Variant: a. T. o. border; blue paper; Justice with scales and sword, ship in background. 27.6 x 10.4 cm., Variant: b. [As above;] yellow paper. 30.8 x 13 cm.
Fly to the South, come fly with me (5 vs.) Air—"Fly to the Desert." [Signed] M.F.Q., Variant: a. Printed on double-sheet; title on first page headed: A Southern Song; Richmond, 1861; text on third page. 15.2 x 10 cm., Variant: b. [As above;] with embossed border on first page. 16.1 x 9.9 cm., Variant: c. [As above, without embossed border;] with flag in red and blue on first page. 15.4 x 10 cm., Variant: d. Printed on double-sheet; first page headed "Privately Printed"; Baltimore, 1862; text on second and third pages; 1st song dated Richmond, May 3, 1861; 2nd song: "Reply", dated Baltimore, May 28, 1861. Red ink; solid border in red; flag in red and blue on first page; seal above each text. 20.2 x 12.5 cm.
There is no day, however darkly clouded (44 lines), Variant: a. Dedicated to the Maryland Prisoners at Fort Warren by a Female Rebel; Baltimore, Jan. 1862. Double-line border. 19 x 10 cm., Variant: b. Title: "God will Repay"; privately printed; ten four- line verses; [signed] H[elen Sumner] Rebel; Baltimore, 1862 Double-line border; red ink; scales of Justice in cloud. 21.9 x 8.8 cm., Variant: c. [As above;] but with title: "Right must Prevail". 21.9 x 9 cm.
Hark! o'er the Southern hills I hear (11 vs. and chor.), Variant: a. Title: "An Appeal To The South"; by "A Daughter of Dixie"; [signed] H.; Baltimore, Jan. 24th, 1862; with footnote: "The last battle of the first Revolution was fought at Yorktown, Va., in 1781, and gained by the 'im- mortal Washington, the Old Dominion's peerless son'!" Double-line border; exploding cannon ball. 30.1 x 8.6 cm., Variant: b. With two extra verses and chor.; variants in wording of other verses; By a Southern Lady; with footnote: "The last great battle of the first revolution was gained in 1781, at Yorktown, which may be said to have ended the revolutionary fight"; Norfolk, Jan 24th 1862; [signed] H. Double-line border; bust of Jefferson Davis. 21.7 x 13.2 cm.
Ye sons of Sires, of manly deeds, who died for love of right (24 lines) Tune.—Old Lang Syne. Dedicated to Miss M. H—. Double-line border. 18.5 x 11 cm.
Sweet Maryland, thy groves are green (3 vs.) [Sold by] Louis Bonsai; adv: Books Re-Bound and Blanks [sic] Books made to Order. T. o. border. 22.6 x 14.9 cm.
Down-trodden, despised see brave Maryland lie (6 vs.), Variant: a. With hyphen in title; Air—"Tom Bowling"; [signed] B.; Baltimore, Nov. 18, 1861; 3 vs. only. T. o. [Bonsai] border; blue paper; arms of Maryland. 20 x 12.5 cm., Variant: b. [As above;] white paper. 18.2 x 10.4 cm., Variant: c. Headed: "Privately printed"; third edition revised; [signed] N.G.R.; Baltimore, March 4, 1862; with MS. note giving author's name as Dr. N.G. Ridgeley. Gold ink; t. o. [Bonsai] border; arms of Maryland. 22 x 15.5 cm., Variant: d. [As above;] rust-brown ink; t. o. [Bonsai], border; scales of Justice in cloud. 24.5 x 17 cm.
On Mun- son's heights the Rebel banners wave (20 vs.), Variant: a. With MS. note "by Nannie Lemmon." Blue paper; t. o. border. 20 x 19.7 cm., Variant: b. With MS. note "5 cts. privately printed only 150 copies published." 20.2 x 14.2 cm. (cropped)
