Mother is the battle over?

Item

Dublin Core

Title

Mother is the battle over?

Subject

Denck, Jos. Hart
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Songs and music
Songs (Medium voice) with piano
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Casualties--Songs and music
Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Death--Songs and music
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects--Songs and music
Mothers and sons--Confederate States of America--Songs and music
War widows--Confederate States of America--Songs and music
Popular Songs of the Day
Songs and Music
War and Conflict
Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877)
Vocal duets

Description

Civil War sheet music associated with the Confederate side. Two pages of the ballad consist of notated music and lyrics. The speaker of the song is the son of a Southern soldier. In the first two verses, the son asks his mother when or if his father is coming home. In the last verse, the widow replies and confirms that her husband is dead.

Creator

Denck, Jos. Hart

Source

Library of Congress

Publisher

Geo. Dunn & Compy.

Date

undated

Rights

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Relation

Is Part Of Civil War Sheet Music Collection, The Library of Congress Celebrates the Songs of America, Performing Arts Encyclopedia

Format

Notated Music
3 pages

Language

English

Type

Text
Still Image

Identifier

M1642.D
https://www.loc.gov/resource/ihas.200002367.0?st=gallery

Coverage

Confederate States of America
Richmond (Va.)
1861-1865

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Sheet Music

Citation

Denck, Jos. Hart, “Mother is the battle over?,” HUM 502, accessed October 19, 2026, https://kkbrawley.com/hum502/items/show/1.