Cuffee's [sic] war song
Creator(s)
Greene, H. F. (Henry F.), approximately 1828- engraver.
Contributor(s)
Starkweather, L. B., composer. Oliver Ditson & Co., publisher.
Title
Cuffee's [sic] war song
Link to library catalog record
http://catalog.bostonathenaeum.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=415061
Date
1863 .
Publisher
Boston : Published by Oliver Ditson & Co. ,
Physical Description
1 sheet music cover : b&w engraving ; image 19.1 x 18.7 cm. , sheet 35.3 x 27 cm . + 6 pages of sheet music .
Summary
Subject : The letter "C " in the word Cuffee is embellished with the image of the head and torso of a Negro , his arms thrown wide in jubilation holding in his left hand a flag with the words of a song : "O General Grant's de man today / De Country bas [sic] in view , / He's whipped the Rebels every time / and taken Vicksburg too. "
Notes
Sheet music can be digitized upon request . "JEB " is inscribed in graphite in the lower right corner of the verso .
Subject(s)
African Americans--Caricatures and cartoons. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Caricatures and cartoons.
Genre terms
Engravings--United States--1860-1870. Sheet music covers--United States--1860-1870.
Location/Call number
Prints and Photographs Dept. (Appointment required)
A TS 1863.Cuf
Source
SM0006.tif
Rights
Collection of the Boston Athenaeum. May not be reproduced or quoted without written permission. For more information, see http://www.bostonathenaeum.org/node/46
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