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Title	The drummer boy of Nashville
Subject	Broadsides--United States--19th century. Songs--United States--19th century--Texts. Popular music--United States--19th century--Texts. Drummers (Musicians)--Songs and music--Texts. Soldiers--Death--Songs and music--Texts. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, Juvenile--Songs and music--Texts.
Description	First line: He went to the war with a heart full of glee.; Without music.; Date based on copyright and Magnus printer addresses in contemporaneous NY city directories.; Song lettersheet text in blue; one column; lined on verso; cropped at fold; three eight-line stanzas, beneath Magnus headpiece displaying hand-colored illustration of Pennsylvania state seal on right with female Columbia figure with shield and flag on left.; At foot of song sheet: "Entered... 1864... Magnus, in the Clerk's Office... for the Southern District of New York."--Beneath text.; "Ten illustrated Songs... Published by Chas. Magnus, 12 Frankfort St., N.Y."--Beneath copyright information.; At foot: "500 illustrated ballads... Charles Magnus, No. 12 Frankfort Street, New York. Branch Office: No. 520 7th St., Washington, D.C."
Creator	Johnston, Robert.
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	http://musicman.mtsu.edu/broadsides/Binder8/JPEGmed/1514brom.jpg; http://worldcat.org/oclc/60403750/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	1864
Relation-Is Referenced By	Edwin Wolf's American Song Sheets, hdpc. Magnus 43a; Edwin Wolf's American Song Sheets, 528