Description: Just before the battle, mother.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Root, George F. 1820-1895.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	S.l. s.n. [1862-1865]
Subjects:	Songs > United States > 19th century > Texts. Popular music > United States > 19th century > Texts. Ballads, English > United States > 19th century > Songs and music > Texts. Minstrel music > United States > 19th century > Texts. Patriotic music > United States > 19th century > Texts. War songs > Confederate States of America > Songs and music > Texts. Soldiers > Death > Songs and music > Texts. Mothers and sons > Songs and music > Texts. Farewells > Songs and music > Texts. Confederate States of America > Songs and music > Texts. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Songs and music > Texts.
Online Access:	Image available online, Middle Tennessee State University: Center for Popular Music

Description
Item Description:	First line: Just before the battle, mother. Without music. Date based on sheet music copyright (see Historic American Sheet Music, 1850-1920 from Duke University online) and similar publications. Green text of song, within green-inked decorative border, in three eight-line stanzas, each with four-line chorus. Lined on verso. "Soldiers can receive 14 Songs . . . by addressing G. P. Hardwick, Washington, D.C."--at foot of song sheet. Companion to the song, "Just After the Battle" (see 000341-BROAD, 000342-BROAD and 000961-BROAD). CPM sheet music #002416-BYULG (1862) credits date. OCLC #22865729 credits Root. OCLC #53000015 credits song as an American (Confederate) ballad. OCLC #48091378 credits song as a Minstrel song. OCLC #26531951 cites "Entered according to act of Congress . . . 1865 by J.W. Davies & Sons in . . . Virginia." See variant editions: 000962-BROAD, 000963-BROAD, 001359-BROAD, 001552-BROAD, 002407-BROAD, 002737-BROAD, & 003118-BROAD. binder 16, item 50 Notation: Lyrics only
Physical Description:	[4] p. (1 item on 1 sheet) ; ca. 20.5 x 12.5 cm.