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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08425 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1862 |
| Title | Give us back our old Commander |
| Date | ca. 1862 |
| Author | Winner, Septimus (1827-1902) |
| Additional authors | Magnus, Charles (fl. 1862) |
| Document Type | Miscellany |
| Content Description | Song sheet calling for return of McClellan, with a handcolored print of a military unit on top. Yearns for "Little Mac, the people's pride." Printed some time after McClellan's dismissal from command of the army. The song was written by Septimus Winner, and this print was published and illustrated by Charles Magnus. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union General Union Forces Music |
| People | Winner, Septimus (1827-1902) Magnus, Charles (fl. 1862-1864) McClellan, George B. (1826-1885) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Septimus Winner was a prominent songwriter. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |