Sep 28, 2017 - Sale 2455

Sale 2455 - Lot 88

Unsold
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400
(CIVIL WAR--MUSIC.) Danforth, Benjamin. A Patriotic Song. Illustrated letterpress broadside, 12 x 8 3/4 inches, printed in red and blue; horizontal fold, very faint dampstaining, minor wear. [Providence, 1861?]
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An epic poem by a Providence clergyman, inspired by a vision of Lincoln. It discusses events through the 24 May death of Elmer Ellsworth. Two of the 36 verses extol Rhode Island's Governor Sprague, then preparing to lead his state's troops into action. None others known at auction, and only two other copies traced, at Brown University and the Library of Congress--both in lesser condition.