This LOC.gov songsheet shows us how Union partisans re-purposed Emmett’s 1859 minstrel walkaround: The opening lines establish reasons for
Category: union
Material related to the Union cause, in support of the federal government of the United States.
Abraham’s Daughter (Winner, 1861)
“One Country and one Flag, I say, whoe’er the war may slaughter…”
Battle Cry of Freedom: “If we’d had your songs…”
Account given by anonymous captured Confederate officer…
The Hardtacks 