American War Ballads and Lyrics, Volume 1 (of 2): A Collection of the Songs and Ballads of the Colonial Wars, the Revolutions, the War of 1812-15, the War with Mexico and the Civil War
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American War Ballads and Lyrics, Volume 1 (of 2): A Collection of the Songs and Ballads of the Colonial Wars, the Revolutions, the War of 1812-15, the War with Mexico and the Civil War
United States -- History -- Poetry; War poetry, American; War songs -- United States -- Texts
CIVIL WAR 200
THE MASSACHUSETTS LINE 202
BETHEL 204
THE CHARGE BY THE FORD 209
MANASSAS 212
UPON THE HILL BEFORE CENTREVILLE 214
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ILLUSTRATIONS.
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THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER _Frontispiece_
THE COLONIAL WARS 11
LOVEWELL'S FIGHT 14
THE SONG OF BRADDOCK'S MEN 19
THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR 21
PAUL REVERE'S RIDE 33
THE BALLAD OF NATHAN HALE 43
THE BATTLE OF TRENTON 46
THE FATE OF JOHN BURGOYNE 48
CARMEN BELLICOSUM 79
THE YANKEE MAN-OF-WAR 80
PAUL JONES' VICTORY 83
SONG OF MARION'S MEN 97
THE WAR OF 1812-15 105
TRUXTON'S VICTORY 107
"CONSTITUTION" AND "GUERRIÈRE" 115
THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER 139
OLD IRONSIDES 145
THE MEXICAN WAR 147
MONTEREY 149
BUENA VISTA 152
THE CIVIL WAR 165
THE TWELFTH OF APRIL 171
THE BANNER OF THE STARS 184
CIVIL WAR 200
THE MASSACHUSETTS LINE 202
BETHEL 204
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_Typogravures by W. Kurtz._
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
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