The storming and capture of Fort Donelson: a military divertimento
by J.C. Viereck. For piano. Cover title. "Op: 86"--P. 2. Plate no.: 21312. Cover etched ill.: central medallion of soldiers planting the American flag during a battle is surrounded by ornamental flourishes and scrolls incorporating the dedication, the title, and the composer's name. Cover signed: Greene Sc. Dedicated "to Maj. Gen. Grant"--Cover, at head of title. Possibly composed for a reenactment of the capture performed by the Island Ranger Zouaves, a cadet group from East Boston, in Sumner Hall at Maverick Square on March 7, 1862? Cf. Image of the performance (with caption) in: Sammarco, A.M. East Boston, p. 16.
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