A message from the battle-field: ballad

words by a lady ; music by Mark Hassler ; respectfully dedicated to H.T. Helmbold. Song; for voice and piano; refrain set for chorus (STB) and piano. Caption title. Verses 2-4 printed as text on p. 5. First line of text: Yes! Lady on the battleground. Frist line of refrain: Upon the battlefield he lies. Color illustration: scene of a wounded soldier in a military hospital in conversation with two women, a man and a child / James Queen Lith. ; printed in oil colors by P.S. Duval & Son.

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Original record: A message from the battle-field: ballad
Collection: Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection
Usage: Collection is open for research.
Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States
Creator(s): Hassler, Mark, 1834-1906 (creator)
Helmbold, Henry T. (Contributor)
P.S. Duval & Son (Contributor)
Queen, Jas. (James), 1824-approximately 1877 (Contributor)
Subject(s): Ballads, English
Civil War, 1861-1865
History
Sheet Music
Songs and music
Songs with piano
United States
Type: notated music

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