Civil War Ballads

Rhode Island History

These ballads represent a select sampling of ballads held in the Library's collection to illustrate some of the themes with which they dealt. For more information, see the Library's Civil War Ballads online exhibit.

Anti-Slavery Hymn	Dear Mother, I've Come Home to Die.	Dixie. Where is Dixie?	Fort Sumpter. A Southern Song
Freedom's Banner	Honor to Rhode Island Men	How to Close a War	I'm Not Sick, I'm Over Forty-five...
I've Enlisted for the Army...	I Want to be a Soldier	Johnny, Fill Up the Bowl!	Just After the Battle