Old Union Wagon

Description: First line: In Uncle Sams dominion, in eighteen sixty-one, the fight between Secession and Union was begun<BR>First line of chorus: Hurrah for the wagon - the old Union wagon! Well stick to the wagon and all take a ride!<BR>Cover illustration: Abraham Lincoln is shown driving a wagon. The wagon is shaped like a boat and bears the name Constitution. Two of the wheels on the wagon are labeled S (South) and N (North). The S wheel is trapped in mud or secession mire. This problem with the wheel has caused some people to fall out of the wagon. Meanwhile, Uncle Sam is using a long pole labeled Emancipation Proclamation as a lever to try and free the wheel from the mire. Several snakes are around the wagon.
Respectfully dedicated to his comrades the 37th Indiana Regiment and all who love our brave soldier boys.<BR>John Hogarth Lozier was Chaplain for the 37th Indiana Volunteer Infantry.<BR>For voice and piano.
Origin: 1863
Created By: Lozier, John Hogarth [lyricist and composer]
Publisher: Cincinnati (66 West Fourth St., Cincinnati) : J. Church, Jr.<BR>Cincinnati : Middleton, Strobridge & Co. Lith.
Source: http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/dc008/id/105
Collection: Civil War Materials
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Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Songs and music
Songs with piano
Popular music--United States--To 1901
United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln). Emancipation Proclamation--Songs and music
Slaves--Emancipation--United States
Slavery--United States
United States--Politics and government--1861-1865
United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 37th (1861-1865)
Secession--Southern States
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Songs and music
Carts & wagons
Snakes

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