Here is a list of popular post Civil War songs and music in the late 1800s. This music was written from 1866-1899. Some are classical in nature and some are simple songs and melodies that were popular at the time.
Music from the Late 1800s
Song Title | Songwriter: Words | Songwriter: Music | Year Written |
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A Nation's Orphans | A Lady of Kentucky | P. G. Anton | 1866 |
Champagne Charlie | H. J. Whymark | Alfred Lee | 1867 |
Adolphus Morning Glory | J. B. Murphy, of St. Louis | David Braham | 1868 |
Fannie Powers (Song & Dance) | Eddie Fox | Eddie Fox | 1869 |
Birds in the Night (Lullaby) | Lionel H. Lewin | Arthur Seymour Sullivan | 1870 |
Daughters of Freedom! The Ballot Be Yours | George Cooper | Edwin Pearce Christie | 1871 |
Bedouin Song | Bayard Taylor | Alfred Humphries Pease | 1872 |
Coming Down the Stair | Edith Moore | Violetta | 1873 |
I Want to See Mama Once More | George Cooper | Edward Mack | 1874 |
Buck Skin Sam | Charles Albert White | Charles Albert White | 1875 |
America and France! | George Cooper | Harrison Millard | 1876 |
Down by the Mill | Frank Dumont | Eddie Fox | 1877 |
De Gospel Raft | Frank Dumont | Frank Dumont Arrangement: Charles Baker | 1878 |
Around the World for Grant | Col. H.B. Carrington | Henry Scott Thompson | 1879 |
Cradle's Empty, Baby's Gone | Harry Kennedy | Harry Kennedy | 1880 |
Come Along Sinners | M. H. Rosenfeld | M. H. Rosenfeld | 1881 |
Where the Lindens Bloom | Francis Bennoch | Dudley Buck | 1882 |
Gim Me Dat Sweet Water-Melon | Frederick Lyons | Frederick Lyons | 1883 |
Beneath the Dear Old Flag Again | Thomas P. Westendorf | Thomas P. Westendorf | 1884 |
Bessie, My Wife, and I | A. S. Sweet | A. S. Sweet | 1885 |
McCracken's Dancing School | Philip Rossiter | Philip Rossiter | 1886 |
Home Protection Song | John M. Forden | Eva Munson Smith | 1887 |
The Convict and the Bird | Paul Dresser | Paul Dresser | 1888 |
Four Little Curly Headed Coons | James W. Wheeler | James W. Wheeler | 1889 |
Little Annie Rooney | Michael Nolan | Michael Nolan | 1890 |
Little Boy Blue (Op. 12, No. 4) | Eugene Field | Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin | 1891 |
Sleep Little Pigeon | Eugene Field | Clark Wright Evans | 1892 |
Dear Old Girl | Richard Henry Buck | Theodore F. Morse | 1893 |
Jus' a-Listen | W. R. Kaharl | B. M. Davision | 1894 |
My Baby Boy's Picture That Hangs on the Wall | Will H. Bray | Will H. Bray | 1895 |
Down on de Banks ob de Mississippi Ribber | R. A. Browne | Charles Coleman | 1896 |
Asleep in the Deep | Arthur J. Lamb | Henry W. Petrie | 1897 |
Cinderella White | Evelyn Bloom | George Haywood | 1898 |
Hello! Ma Baby | Joseph E. Howard | Ida Emerson | 1899 |