Top of page

Notice
Special holiday hours in effect, December 2025 through January 2026. More information.

Notated Music The Southern contraband

View 4 images in sequence.

About this Item

Title

  • The Southern contraband

Names

  • Wilder, Frank Lyricist
  • Leavitt, M. B. Composer

Created / Published

  • Boston : Oliver Ditson & Co., 1865.

Headings

  • -  Songs--Texts
  • -  Storytelling--United States
  • -  Music--Poetry
  • -  African Americans--Songs and music
  • -  Fugitive slaves--United States--Songs and music
  • -  Freedom--Songs and music
  • -  Vocal music
  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Songs and music
  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans--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 .L

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2023782718

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.

More about Copyright and other Restrictions

For guidance about compiling full citations consult Citing Primary Sources.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Wilder, Frank Lyricist, and M. B. Composer Leavitt. The Southern contraband. Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co, 1865. Notated Music. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2023782718/.

APA citation style:

Wilder, F. L. & Leavitt, M. B. C. (1865) The Southern contraband. Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co. [Notated Music] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2023782718/.

MLA citation style:

Wilder, Frank Lyricist, and M. B. Composer Leavitt. The Southern contraband. Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co, 1865. Notated Music. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2023782718/>.