The Old Flag Never Touched The Ground

Composer

Rosamond Johnson

Files

Preferred Citation

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

Cover Illustration

Illustration of eagle, stars and stripes

First Line of Song

When the cry came 'Off to war!' to the front we proudly bore Dear Old Glory! And we followed it amidst the rattling of the rifles and the cannon's roar

First Line of Chorus

The old flag never touch'd the ground, boys

Lyricist

Johnson, J.W. (James Weldon), 1871-1938; Cole, Bob, 1868-1911

Publication Date

1901

Publisher

New York : Edward B. Marks Music Corp.

Performance Medium

Piano; voice

Music Genre

War Songs

Object Type

text

Format (Original)

1 score; (6 p.)

Format (Digital)

PDF

Physical ID#

32278011458969

Digital ID#

011458969-1901

Location of Original

Box 77; Folder 6; Piece 3

Repository

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

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights Management

Item Unavailable Due to Copyright Restrictions

Contact Information

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