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Title	Go, my boy, where duty calls you.
Alternative Title	Other title: Mother, can I go?
Subject	Broadsides--United States--19th century. Songs--United States--19th century--Texts. Popular music--United States--19th century--Texts. Mothers of soldiers--Songs and music--Texts. Duty--Songs and music--Texts. Loyalty--Songs and music--Texts. Faith--Songs and music--Texts.
Description	First line: Go, my boy, and Heaven bless you! I have read each precious line.; Without music.; Red & blue-inked woodcut vignette of a water-floating sphere, inscribed Our Country, with an American flag atop, beneath title.; "An Answer To 'Mother, Can I Go?' Published In 'Harpers Weekly' of March 22"--Beneath illustration.; Text of song sheet, printed in blue, in double columns, within red decorative border, in six eight-line stanzas.; At foot of song sheet: "Printed at the Corner of Centre and White Streets, N.Y."
Publisher	publisher not identified
Format-Extent	1 broadside (1 item on 1 sheet) : color illustrations ; approximately 25 x 16 cm
Type	Text
Language	eng
Relation	http://musicman.mtsu.edu/broadsides/Binder18/JPEGmed/3203brom.jpg; http://worldcat.org/oclc/60770623/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	1862