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Notated Music Lay his sword by his side

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About this Item

Title

  • Lay his sword by his side

Names

  • Kieffer, J. M. Composer

Created / Published

  • Cleveland : S. Brainard & Co., 1864.

Headings

  • -  Soldiers--United States--Death--Songs and music
  • -  Songs--Texts
  • -  Storytelling--United States
  • -  Music--Poetry
  • -  Vocal quartets
  • -  Death--Songs and music
  • -  Sheet music--Catalogs
  • -  Vocal music
  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Songs and music
  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Casualties--Songs and music

Notes

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

Call Number/Physical Location

  • M1638 .K

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2023782715

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

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:

Kieffer, J. M. Composer. Lay His Sword by His Side. Cleveland: S. Brainard & Co, 1864. Notated Music. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2023782715/.

APA citation style:

Kieffer, J. M. C. (1864) Lay His Sword by His Side. Cleveland: S. Brainard & Co. [Notated Music] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2023782715/.

MLA citation style:

Kieffer, J. M. Composer. Lay His Sword by His Side. Cleveland: S. Brainard & Co, 1864. Notated Music. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2023782715/>.