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HE'S GONE To The ARMS Of ABRAHAM by [Civil War Song / Letter Sheet] - (n. d.)

by [Civil War Song / Letter Sheet]

HE'S GONE To The ARMS Of ABRAHAM by [Civil War Song / Letter Sheet] - (n. d.)

HE'S GONE To The ARMS Of ABRAHAM

by [Civil War Song / Letter Sheet]

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Cincinnati / Philadelphia: Geo. P. Jenkins / Wm. A. Stephens, (n. d.). Ca mid-1860s. Cf. Wolf, AMERICAN SONG SHEETS, 879e. Staining & wear to top & bottom edges, with some loss. An About VG copy.. Single sheet, folded once vertically, 4 pp. Printed p. 1 only, on blue ruled paper. 7 verses of song lyrics. Hand-colored lithograph image [4-1/4" x 4-1/2"] at top of sheet, depicting 3 bedraggled Union soldiers. 9" x 5-5/8"

P. 3 with 8 lines of [faded] handwriting... apparently a soldier writing to his true love: "... I love you now as heartly (?) as ever ..." Shortly thereafter, cut off in mid-sentence, the letter was unfinished.
  • Bookseller Independent bookstores US (US)
  • Book Condition Used - Staining & wear to top & bottom edges, with some loss. An About VG copy.
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Edition Ca mid-1860s. Cf. Wolf, AMERICAN SONG SHEETS, 879e
  • Publisher Geo. P. Jenkins / Wm. A. Stephens
  • Place of Publication Cincinnati / Philadelphia
  • Date Published (n. d.)