Jun 12 at 12:00 PM - Sale 2708 -

Sale 2708 - Lot 68

Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
(CIVIL WAR--MUSIC.) Susan McFarland Parkhurst. Group of 12 pieces of sheet music composed by an American woman. 12 items, each about 13½ x 10 inches, some unbound, some on excised leaves; various conditions including some moderate foxing and wear. New York: Horace Waters, 1864-1865
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Susan McFarland Parkhurst (1836-1918) was a New York pianist. After her husband went to fight in the Civil War, she began working at a music store, met Stephen Foster, and soon began composing and publishing her own patriotic music. She was known during her career as Mrs. E.A. Parkhurst; her husband died in 1864. Offered here are:

"The Dying Drummer," words by Thomas Manahan. 1864.

"Our Soldiers' Last March . . . composed expressly for the 139th Regiment." 1865.

"Come Rally, Freemen Rally," words by John Adams. 1864.

"My Jamie's on the Battle Field," words by Mrs. M.A. Kidder. 1864.

"The Soldier's Dying Farewell." 1864.

"Funeral March, to the Memory of Abraham Lincoln, the Martyr President." 1865.

"Mourn Not! Oh, Ye People, as Those Without Hope (A Tribute to the Memory of Abraham Lincoln)," words by Mrs. M.A. Kidder. 1865.

"No Slave Beneath that Starry Flag," words by George Lansing Taylor. 1864.

"Richmond is Ours," words by A.J.H. Duganne. 1865.

"The Sanitary Fair Polka." 1864.

"A National Anthem: Glory to God in the Highest!," words by A.J.H. Duganne. 1865.

"The Peace Jubilee!! A National Song with Grand Chorus," words by Mrs. M.A. Kidder. 1865.

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