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- Music Sheet, "The Children of the Battle Field," 1864 - After the battle of Gettysburg in 1863, a dead Union soldier was found clutching an ambrotype of three children. Publication of the children's image helped identify the soldier as Amos Humiston of the 154th N.Y. Volunteers. This story inspired James Clark to compose "The Children of the Battlefield." Proceeds from the sale of the sheet music helped raise funds to support Humiston's children.
- 1863
- Collections - Artifact
Music Sheet, "The Children of the Battle Field," 1864
After the battle of Gettysburg in 1863, a dead Union soldier was found clutching an ambrotype of three children. Publication of the children's image helped identify the soldier as Amos Humiston of the 154th N.Y. Volunteers. This story inspired James Clark to compose "The Children of the Battlefield." Proceeds from the sale of the sheet music helped raise funds to support Humiston's children.
- "Rink Waltz," 1868 - Ice skating became popular in the United States in the second half of the 19th century. Many indoor rinks opened across the United States, offering skating with live musical accompaniment. This song was written and published in Detroit in 1868, with cover illustrations of the interior and exterior of the Detroit Skating Rink, which opened in 1866.
- 1868
- Collections - Artifact
"Rink Waltz," 1868
Ice skating became popular in the United States in the second half of the 19th century. Many indoor rinks opened across the United States, offering skating with live musical accompaniment. This song was written and published in Detroit in 1868, with cover illustrations of the interior and exterior of the Detroit Skating Rink, which opened in 1866.