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Collection Reference Number GLC02467.22
From Archive Folder Unassociated Civil War Documents 1865-1929 
Title Letter and lyrics of Root's song "Tramp, tramp, tramp the boys are marching" from George F. Root
Date 7 June 1895
Author Root, George F. (George Frederick) (1820-1895)  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Root, an American songwriter, thanks Mr. Massett for poems, and transmits the lyrics of "Tramp," a song that became popular during the Civil War.
Subjects Civil War  Military History  Union Forces  Art, Music, Theater, and Film  Poetry  Literature and Language Arts  
People Root, George F. (George Frederick) (1820-1895)  
Place written Chicago, Illinois
Theme Arts & Literature; The American Civil War
Sub-collection Papers and Images of the American Civil War
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945