8 pieces early Southern or Civil War era pieces of sheet music. Includes: HERE'S YOUR MULE by C.D. Benson, published Nashville, Tennessee, 1862 (with lithograph by German & Bro. of Louisville; FLOYD'S RETREAT FROM FORT DONELSON (WITH A RUNNING DESCRIPTION OF THE BATTLE), published New York, 1866; THE REPUBLICAN BLUES MARCH ("Composed and respectfully Dedicated to the Members of the Republican Blues of Savannah Geo. by L. Louis"), published Savannah and New York, 1860; SALUTE A BEAUREGARD, published Baltimore, 1862; MOUNTAIN DAISY WALTZ by Thomas H. Boden, published Louisville, KY, undated; and OLD ROSIN THE BOW, LOUISVILLE MARCH, and LOUISVILLE CALLOPADE, all by W.C. Peters, published Louisville, KY circa 1850s. All approximately 14" x 10 1/2".

Overall good condition. All with separations at hinges, scattered chipping, toning, light grime, some pieces with foxing. All except the Peters sheet music and the Republican Blues March are encapsulated in protective plastic.