He laid away a suit of gray, to wear the union blue
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Title
He laid away a suit of gray, to wear the union blue
Collection
American popular songs
Sheet music, 1901
Names
Spooner, Allie L. (Singer)
Wickes, Edward M. (Lyricist)
Jansen, Ben (Composer)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1901
Place: New York
Publisher: Feist & Frankenthaler
Library Location
Subjects
Songs
Southern States
Mothers and sons
Fathers and sons
Military uniforms -- American -- 1900-1909
Soldiers -- American -- 1900-1909
Marches (Voice with piano)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Veterans
Loyalty
Death and burial
Genres
Notes
Content: On cover: Battlefield. [illustration]
Content: On cover: Photograph of Allie L. Spooner.
Statement Of Responsibility: words by Edward M. Wickes ; music by Ben Jansen.
Date: Copyright date: 1901
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 36 cm.
Languages
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b10826013
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21695015
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21695100
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0c7e5ec0-c598-012f-700c-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1901
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Music Division, The New York Public Library. "He laid away a suit of gray, to wear the union blue" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1901. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0c7e5ec0-c598-012f-700c-58d385a7bc34
APA format
Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1901). He laid away a suit of gray, to wear the union blue Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0c7e5ec0-c598-012f-700c-58d385a7bc34
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Music Division, The New York Public Library. "He laid away a suit of gray, to wear the union blue" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 10, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0c7e5ec0-c598-012f-700c-58d385a7bc34
Wikipedia citation
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