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Notated Music The Southern captive

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About this Item

Title

  • The Southern captive

Names

  • Smith, F. W. Composer
  • Houston, Sam Lyricist

Created / Published

  • New Orleans : A. E. Blackmar, 1866.

Headings

  • -  Songs with piano
  • -  Prisoners of war--Confederate States of America--Songs and music
  • -  Prisoners of war--Confederate States of America--Death--Songs and music
  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Songs and music
  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons--Songs and music
  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Casualties--Songs and music

Notes

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

Call Number/Physical Location

  • M1642 .S

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2023784475

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:

Smith, F. W. Composer, and Sam Lyricist Houston. The Southern captive. New Orleans: A. E. Blackmar, 1866. Notated Music. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2023784475/.

APA citation style:

Smith, F. W. C. & Houston, S. L. (1866) The Southern captive. New Orleans: A. E. Blackmar. [Notated Music] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2023784475/.

MLA citation style:

Smith, F. W. Composer, and Sam Lyricist Houston. The Southern captive. New Orleans: A. E. Blackmar, 1866. Notated Music. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2023784475/>.