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Title
Way up north
Additional title: 'Way up north there's a grave not far from Gettysburg. [first line of chorus]
Additional title: In an old Virginia town as the sun was going down. [first line of song]
Names
Goldrick, Edwin (Singer)
Dempsey, James E., 1876-1918 (Composer)
Dempsey, James E., 1876-1918 (Lyricist)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1901

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1901
Place: Philadelphia, Pa.
Publisher: Jos. Morris
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Virginia
Widows
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Casualites
Flags -- American -- 1900-1909
Memorial Day
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Cover illustration is of an army encampment, showing tends an an American flag.
Content: Summary: In Virginia, on Decoration Day, a woman sees a troop of soliders march; she asks them to honor her husband and son are now at Gettysburg and died for the South.
Content: On cover: Sung with great success by Edwin Goldrick. Cover includes photograph of Edwin Goldrick.
Statement of responsibility: words and music by J.E. Dempsey
Date: Copyright date: 1901
Physical Description
Extent: 6 p. ; 33 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21695015
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21695100
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 59ea5e40-c599-012f-47cb-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1901: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Way up north" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1901. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/97a00960-da2c-cac4-e040-e00a18063d01

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Way up north" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/97a00960-da2c-cac4-e040-e00a18063d01

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1901). Way up north Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/97a00960-da2c-cac4-e040-e00a18063d01

Wikipedia Citation

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Way up north