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Winner, Septimus, 1827-1902 Give us back our old Commander

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08425 Author/Creator: Winner, Septimus, 1827-1902 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Printed document Date: 1862 circa Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 13 cm Order a Copy

Song sheet calling for return of McClellan, with a handcolored print of a military unit on top. Yearns for "Little Mac, the people's pride." Printed some time after McClellan's dismissal from command of the army. The song was written by Septimus Winner, and this print was published and illustrated by Charles Magnus.

Winner, Septimus, 1827-1902
Magnus, Charles, 1826-1900
McClellan, George B., 1826-1885

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