July 14th, 2011
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/14/2011
Manuscript Songsheet “On Picket Guard, at Stone River. by Sergt. Hollingsworth 2d Battalion Pioneer Brigade” 4pp. folio, written to the tune of “Poor Old Slave”, in small part: “...Tis midnight and the twinkling stars,/ Shine brightly from on high;/And not a cloud is shadowing now,/ The warlike Southern sky./ I am stationed in a Cedar grove,/The Picket Post to stand;/ And listening for the stealthy tread,/ Of traitors close at hand...Our Picket line is now engaged,/ With the Rebel Skirmishers;/ And now the order comes to us, Fall back on your reserves./ Oh! yojnder comes the Rebel lines,/They’re marching on our flank;/ Stand fast brave boys our General cries/ We’l soon thin out their ranks....” VG.
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