Here is a list of pre Civil War music and songs that were written between 1800-1860. Many of these early 1800s melodies and arrangements are still remembered today for their significance and impact on culture.
Music from the Early 1800s
| Song Title | Songwriter: Words | Songwriter: Music | Year Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crazy Jane | Mathew Gregory Lewis | John Davy | 1800 |
| The People's Right | John J. Hawkins | John J. Hawkins | 1801 |
| A New Ode | Amyntas | Amyntas | 1802 |
| Life Let Us Cherish | Mr. Derick | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 1803 |
| Little Bess the Ballad Singer | Dr. Samuel Arnold | Dr. Samuel Arnold | 1804 |
| All's Well | Thomas John Didbin | John Braham | 1805 |
| Here in Their Father's House of Pray'r | A Gentleman of NYC | J. Willson | 1806 |
| The Meeting of the Waters | Thomas Moore | Thomas Moore | 1807 |
| A Son of the Desert Am I | John P. Wilson | Walter A. Phillips | 1808 |
| Oh! Why Should the Girl of My Soul Be in Tears | Thomas Moore | Thomas Moore | 1809 |
| Fur Elise | No Words | Ludwig van Beethoven | 1810 |
| Boat Song | Sir Walter Scott | Anonymous | 1811 |
| Meet Me by Moonlight | J. Augustine Wade | J. Augustine Wade | 1812 |
| Ye Seamen of Columbia | William Maxwell | James Tomlins | 1813 |
| The Star Spangled Banner | Francis Scott Key | John Stafford Smith | 1814 |
| Merrily, Merrily Rounds the Bark | Dr. Clarke | Dr. Clarke | 1815 |
| Washington's Grand March | No Words | Anonymous | 1816 |
| Mary's Tears | Thomas Moore | Oliver Shaw | 1817 |
| Oft in the Stilly Night | Thomas Moore | Scotch Air | 1818 |
| In Glasgow Town My Mither Dwells | Mr. Upton | Mr. Upton | 1819 |
| Forget Thee! No | Mrs. Opie | Arthur Clifton | 1820 |
| Hymn to the Evening Star | George Gordon, Lord Byron | T. V. Wiesenthal, M. D. | 1821 |
| Araby's Daughter | Thomas Moore | George Kiallmark | 1822 |
| Hey Down Derry | Col. W. H. Hamilton | Philip Antony Corri | 1823 |
| And Since You Leave Me | Mrs. Alsop | Mrs. Alsop | 1824 |
| I'll Pull a Bunch of Buds and Flowers | John Cole | John Cole | 1825 |
| On With the Tartan | T. V. Wiesenthal, M. D. | T. V. Wiesenthal, M. D. | 1826 |
| Farewell, Farewell to the Bright Child of Song | Arthur F. Keene | Arthur F. Keene | 1827 |
| Coming Through the Rye | Robert Burns | Anonymous | 1828 |
| My Highland Mary | Lady Norton | Christopher Meineke | 1829 |
| Lord! I Believe! | Thomas Haines Bayley | John Barnett | 1830 |
| Love Not | Mrs. Norton | Arthur Clifton | 1831 |
| Clare de Kitchen | Thomas Dartmouth Rice | Thomas Dartmouth Rice | 1832 |
| Am I to Blame | Thomas Haines Bayley | James Gaspard Maeder | 1833 |
| Billy Barlow | Billy Barlow | Billy Barlow | 1834 |
| Are There Tidings? | Thomas Haines Bayley | Charles Edward Horn | 1835 |
| Jim Brown | William Clifton | William Clifton | 1836 |
| Kathleen Mavourneen | Mrs. Marion Crawford | Frederick Nicholls Crouch | 1837 |
| Sweet Oh Sweet Are the Joys | Mrs. Marion Crawford | Mrs. Marion Crawford | 1838 |
| Fanny Gray | Mrs. Norton | Mrs. Norton | 1839 |
| A Song for New England | H. W. Elsworth Esq. | Miss Augusta Browne | 1840 |
| The Coquette | William Crandin Esq. | F. W. Rosier | 1841 |
| The Blind Boy | Miss Hannah F. Gould | William Richardson Dempster | 1842 |
| Dandy Jim of Caroline | Silas Sexton Steele | J. Richard Myers | 1843 |
| Get Off the Track! | Jesse Hutchinson Jr. | Jesse Hutchinson Jr. | 1844 |
| Little Topsy's Song | Eliza Cook | Asa B. Hutchinson | 1845 |
| Jim Crack Corn | Daniel Decatur Emmett | Daniel Decatur Emmett | 1846 |
| Farewell Ladies | Edwin Pearce Christy | Edwin Pearce Christy | 1847 |
| Footsteps of Angels | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | 1848 |
| A Health to the Outward Bound | Mrs. Norton | Alexander Ball | 1849 |
| American Liberty | Freeman Scott | Mathias Keller | 1850 |
| Fi Hi Hi (The Black Shakers Song) | Even Horn | Even Horn | 1851 |
| De Old Corn Mill | Charles F. Stewart | Charles Crozat Converse | 1852 |
| Ella Ree | Charles E. Steuart | James W. Porter | 1853 |
| Away with the Past | Helen Truesdell | George Washbourne Morgan | 1854 |
| Call to Kansas | Miss Lucy Larcom | E. Norman, Jr. | 1855 |
| Clear the Way! | Charles Mackay Esq. | Stephen C. Massett | 1856 |
| A Farmer's Wife I'll Be | George Henry Russell | George Henry Russell | 1857 |
| Down in Alabam' | J. Warner | J. Warner | 1858 |
| Beautiful Moon, Thou Queen of Night | Charles William Everest | Charles William Everest | 1859 |
| Bonnie Bell | Thomas Spencer Lloyd | Thomas Spencer Lloyd | 1860 |
