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Notated Music On, on, on, the boys came marching, or The Prisoner free

About this Item

Title

  • On, on, on, the boys came marching, or The Prisoner free

Names

  • Root, George F. (George Frederick) 1820-1895 Composer
  • Root, George F. (George Frederick) 1820-1895 Lyricist

Created / Published

  • Cincinnati : John Church Co., 1893.

Headings

  • -  Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with piano
  • -  Marches
  • -  Popular music--United States--To 1901
  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Songs and music
  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons--Songs and music

Notes

  • -  Color Cover.
  • -  Music associated with the Union side
  • -  Record created through migration from the Performing Arts Encyclopedia Database.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • M1640 .R

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2023783832

Online Format

  • image

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Rights & Access

The contents of the Library of Congress Civil War Sheet Music Collection are in the public domain and are free to use and reuse.

Credit Line: Library of Congress, Music Division.

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Chicago citation style:

Root, George F. Composer, and George F. Lyricist Root. On, on, on, the boys came marching, or The Prisoner free. Cincinnati: John Church Co, 1893. Notated Music. https://www.loc.gov/item/2023783832/.

APA citation style:

Root, G. F. C. & Root, G. F. L. (1893) On, on, on, the boys came marching, or The Prisoner free. Cincinnati: John Church Co. [Notated Music] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2023783832/.

MLA citation style:

Root, George F. Composer, and George F. Lyricist Root. On, on, on, the boys came marching, or The Prisoner free. Cincinnati: John Church Co, 1893. Notated Music. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2023783832/>.