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Songsheet 2 - Give us back our old Commander
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| Title | Songsheet 2 - Give us back our old Commander |
| Lyricist(s) | Winner, Septimus, 1827-1902 |
| Published by | Charles Magnus & Co.
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| Date written | 186-? |
| Physical Dimensions | 20 x 13 cm |
| Subject(s) | McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885--Songs and music
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Songs and music
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| Place of Publication | New York, NY
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| Object Type | Songsheet (broadside) |
| Historical Information | Written by Septimus Winner in 1862. The popular McClellan was the "most musically honored general" in the North. (From: Music of the Civil War Era by Steven H. Cornielius. Greenwood Press, 2004. p. 54.); According to a death notice for Winner printed in the New York Times on Nov. 24, 1902 (the day after Winner's death) the song "created a stir in the army." The Times relates that after an initial release of 50,000 copies, singing of the song after McClellan's removal was so widespread that the War Department "issued an order suppressing its sale and prohibiting the singing of it." Singer Julia Mortimer was told to stop performing the song at Ford's Theatre or face imprisonment. Winner was notified by the government that he would be imprisoned in Fort Lafayette if he did not stop publication of the song. Distribution of the song ceased. (From: The New York Times, Nov. 24, 1902, "Death of Septimus Winner".) |
| Illustration | Three colors; Depicts Union troops on the march behind their officers |
| Type | Still Image
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| Format | jpeg |
| Rights | For digital rights and permissions, see http://www.siue.edu/lovejoylibrary/about/digital_rights_and_permission.shtml |
| Collection | American Civil War Collection (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville) |
| Language | eng |
| Date Digitized | 2008 |
| Provenance | Owned by Richard L. Millett. |
| Image ID | ACWC0012 |
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