Song in three stanzas; first line: Hark! to the shrill trumpet calling.

Words and music by Caroline Sheridan Norton; sheet music, published under the title The officer's funeral, copyright 1849. See the Library of Congress American memory online archive, Music for the nation: American sheet music.

Probably published during the Civil War. The American Antiquarian Society copy is trimmed to the border, with minimal evidence of imprint at head of title. Ornamental border suggests publication at Philadelphia by A.W. Auner or J.H. Johnson. Border also used by publisher Thomas G. Doyle at Baltimore.

Printed area, including ornamental border, measures 20.1+ x 12.1 cm.

Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2005. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (American broadsides and ephemera. First series ; no. 1387).

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