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Title	The colored volunteers.
Subject	Broadsides--United States--19th century. Songs--United States--19th century--Texts. Popular music--United States--19th century--Texts. Volunteers--African Americans--Songs and music--Texts. United States--African American troops--Songs and music--Text--Army. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, African American--Songs and music--Text.
Description	First line: Fremont told us, when this war was first begun.; Without music.; Charles Magnus is listed at 12 Frankfort St. in New York City directories for 1861 through 1867. Works also listing the Washington DC imprint appear to have been published 1863-1864.; Song lettersheet text in blue; one column; lined on verso; four four-line stanzas with chorus following each, beneath Magnus headpiece displaying hand-colored illustration of an African American performer on stage playing banjo.; At foot: "500 illustrated ballads... Charles Magnus, No. 12 Frankfort Street, New York. Branch Office: No. 520 7th St., Washington, D.C."
Publisher	Charles Magnus
Format-Extent	1 broadside (1 item on 1 sheet) : color illustrations ; approximately 20.5 x 13 cm
Type	Text
Language	eng
Relation	Colored volunteers. New York, NY ; Washington, D.C. : Charles Magnus, [1863-1864]; http://musicman.mtsu.edu/broadsides/Binder8/JPEGmed/1501brom.jpg; http://worldcat.org/oclc/60403734/viewonline
Rights	Duplication of images is allowed for research purposes. All original song broadsides are in the public domain. The user is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Date-Issued	[1863-1864]
Relation-Is Referenced By	Edwin Wolf's American Song Sheets, hdpc. Magnus 221; Edwin Wolf's American Song Sheets, #335a