Battle of Bull-Run. Dedicated to the 69th Regiment, N.Y.S.M.

H. De Marsan

About this Item

New York: H. De Marsan [54 Chatham Street], n.d. Broadside (10 1/4 x 6 1/2"). De Marsan ship border. Worn, lacking pieces of lower and left-hand side of ornamental border. Eight-verse song sheet, beginning: "Our gallant soldiers they are gone and left their friends to mourn." Wolf, American Song Sheets, Slip Ballads and Poetical Broadsides, 1850-1870, 95c. The Irish-American "Fighting 69th" of the New York State Militia was formed by Thomas Francis Meagher and led by Col. Michael Corcoran, both are mentioned in the song.

Seller Inventory # 003605

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Battle of Bull-Run. Dedicated to the 69th Regiment, N.Y.S.M.
• Binding: Broadside
• Condition: Fair only
• Seller catalogs:
  • American Civil War