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The last roll call (the survivor's story)

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1892

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Title
The last roll call (the survivor's story)
Additional title: Fifty years ago last Friday, on a wild and stormy day, I was fighting for our colors, many thousand miles away; Tho' we were but one to twenty, still, we beat them - yes, they lost! [first line]
Additional title: Side by side, like a crimson tide, in the days of long ago, On we dash'd and our sabres crash'd, till we conquered ev'ry foe; But one by one ere the fight was done, I saw my comrades fall, And I was the only one left to answer the Last Roll Call! [first line of chorus]
Names
Osborne, Charles (Composer)
Osborne, Charles (Lyricist)
Symons, Ernest J. (Arranger)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1892

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1892
Publisher: Frank Harding
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Soldiers
Courage
Grief -- 1800-1899
Patriotism
War casualties
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: The titles, "Last Roll Call" and "Life's Highway," are separate pieces but bound together as a single item.
Statement of responsibility: written and composed by Charlie Osborne ; arranged by Ernest J. Symons.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 30 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21742284
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0be31ca0-c58e-012f-e2c0-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1892: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The last roll call (the survivor's story)" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1892. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/61a12aef-0d5c-2587-e040-e00a18063e3a

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The last roll call (the survivor's story)" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/61a12aef-0d5c-2587-e040-e00a18063e3a

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1892). The last roll call (the survivor's story) Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/61a12aef-0d5c-2587-e040-e00a18063e3a

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The last roll call (the survivor's story)