[Altrop, Philander D.]:

CUMBERLAND'S CREW/ OH, SHIPMATES COME GATHER AND JOIN IN MY DITTY; IT'S OF A TERRIBLE BATTLE THAT HAPPENED OF LATE. LET'S EACH GOOD UNION TAR SHED A TEAR OF PITY, WHEN HE THINKS OF THE ONES GALLANT CUMBERLAND'S FATE...

San Francisco: Bell & Company, [1872]. Broadside, 4" x 9". The text is printed within a decorative border. Seven verses of 8 lines each. Trimmed closely to border at left edge. Very Good.

The USS Cumberland was rammed by the CSS Virginia [Merrimac] and sank on March 8, 1862. This event took place on the first day of the Battle of Hampton Roads, one of the most notable battles of the American Civil War.
OCLC 438124672 [8], as of July 2019. Wolf 410c [American Song Sheets, 1850-1870]. Item #36172

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