Just Before the Battle, Mother

Composer

George F. Root

Files

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Charles H. Templeton, Sr. sheet music collection. Special Collections, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Cover Illustration

Illustration of people among floral imagery.

First Line of Song

Just before the battle, Mother, I am thinking most of you.

First Line of Chorus

Farewell, Mother, you may never Press me to your heart again;

Subjects

Popular music. ; Specialty areas. local; Women composers

Publication Date

1862

Publisher

Chicago IL : Root and Cady.

Performance Medium

Piano; voice

Music Genre

Specialty

Object Type

text

Format (Original)

1 score ( 6 p. ) 34.5 cm

Format (Digital)

PDF

Physical ID#

32278009648910

Digital ID#

009648910-1862

Location of Original

Box 22, Folder 3, Piece 20

Repository

Manuscripts Division, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, e-mail sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.