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Cramer, J. A. S., fl. 1861 Six hundred thousand more

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08441.01 Author/Creator: Cramer, J. A. S., fl. 1861 Place Written: Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Type: Sheet music Date: circa 1861 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 24.2 cm, Width: 13.6 cm Order a Copy

Song to the tune of "Blow ye Windy Morning." Seven stanzas. Song about coming to the aid of the Union. First stanza says: "We are coming Father Abraham, six hundred thousand more, / From Franklin's winding streams, and from Fulton as before; / We leave our ploughs and workshops, our wives and children dear, / With hearts too full for utterance, with but a silent tear; / We dare not look behind us, but steadfastly before - / We are coming, Father Abraham - six hundred thousand more." Written by "Col. J. A. S. Cramer, Prop'r, Next Door to Montgomery's Hotel, Chambersburg, PA." Date inferred from content.

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