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The bugle call

George F. Root (1820–1895), 1863

Named on the page for Battle of Stones River.

machine-read Machine-read (OCR) from a scanned book at the Internet Archive: expect misread words and names. The scan itself is at the library.

draft Matched to the battle automatically; not yet reviewed.

Passages that name the battle; the whole collection is at Internet Archive.

31 December 1862 – 2 January 1863

Battle of Stones River

LATEST PUBLICATIONS.

" Who'll save the Lett," a

battle scene; Words by K.Tompkins, Mu-
sic by Geo. F. Root. A highly descrip-
tive composition, referring to the bril-
liant charge of the 19th Illinois in the
fight at Murfreesboro. Price 50 cts.

" lie's Coniin' again." auold
Highland song, arranged with Chorus by
ltoor. This is a fascinating
melody, with n stirring chorus, and will
be found appropriate both in parlor and
conceit room, as referring to many a
brave soldier in our Union army.

Public domain. Text from Internet Archive.