The dying drummer boy
- Creator
- Grube, Louis, 1812-1902
- Koch, J. C. (lyricist)
- Smith & McDougal (engraver)
- Form
- scores (documents for music)
- songs (musical compositions)
- Date
- 1863
- Language
- English
- Subject
- Songs with piano
- History
- Geographic Subject
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Songs and music
- United States
- Collection
- Keffer Collection of Sheet Music (University of Pennsylvania)
- Extent
- 1 score (3 pages) : illustrations ; 34 cm
- Publisher
- Louis Grube
- Notes
- Song; for voice and piano; refrain set for chorus (SATB) and piano.
- Illustration: framed portrait of "Little Eddy", the drummer boy.
- First line of text: Come, listen to me, mother dear.
- First line of text of refrain: You came to me from far away.
- "Electrotyped by Smith & McDougal, 82 & 84 Beekman St., NY"--bottom of p. 3.
- Related works
- Digital facsimile for browsing (Colenda): https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p32z1351m
- Also listed in
- Penn Libraries Catalog
- Physical Location
- Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Rare Book Collection, Folio M1.A13 K4 Box 15, no. 13
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
- Resource Type
- Still Image
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