Confederate Civil War Songs Poems Americana 1904

1st edition Illustrated War songs and poems of the Southern Confederacy, 1861-1865; a collection of the most popular and impressive songs and poems of war time, dear to every southern heart, 'War Songs and Poems' collects the songs and poems written by those on the front lines of battle while telling of the bravery of both the north and south through men such as Abraham Lincoln and Robert E Lee.
This illustrated work gives portraits, landscapes, battle scenes, and full sheets of music to portray the times as they were. A fine piece! H.M. Wharton was a private in the confederate military under Robert E. Lee, who after the war sought to preserve some of the culture of the times through song and poetry of the Civil War. Much of it was created and composed on the front lines of battle between the north and south. Wharton saw this as a means of celebrating the Union and Confederacy and wanted to remember southern songs and poems. Wharton says, "It is all over now; we are more united than ever and shall never fall out with each other again "Washington, D.C. Scull, First edition

Pages have some browning, with some scattered light spotting and foxing to some areas.

Very Good Condition, Tight Bind