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- Music Sheet, "Tenting on the Old Camp Ground," 1864 - The Civil War had lasted longer and taken more lives than most Americans would have imagined. In 1864, after three long years of war, Walter Kittredge published the song "Tenting on the Old Camp Ground." The song's lyrics touched the weary hearts of many wishing "to see the dawn of peace," but the war would last one more year.
- 1861-1865
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Music Sheet, "Tenting on the Old Camp Ground," 1864
The Civil War had lasted longer and taken more lives than most Americans would have imagined. In 1864, after three long years of war, Walter Kittredge published the song "Tenting on the Old Camp Ground." The song's lyrics touched the weary hearts of many wishing "to see the dawn of peace," but the war would last one more year.
- "Bereaved Slave Mother," 1844 - Beginning in the 1830s, some people began to speak out against slavery. The Hutchinson Family, a popular troupe of traveling singers from New England, took up the antislavery cause in the 1840s. They gave electrifying performances at conventions and meetings, with songs of their own composition like "The Bereaved Slave Mother."
- 1844
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"Bereaved Slave Mother," 1844
Beginning in the 1830s, some people began to speak out against slavery. The Hutchinson Family, a popular troupe of traveling singers from New England, took up the antislavery cause in the 1840s. They gave electrifying performances at conventions and meetings, with songs of their own composition like "The Bereaved Slave Mother."