1865 sheet music cover for “Hurrah for the Old Flag!” by W. Dexter Smith Jr., with music by M. Keller, shows a Union soldier holding the American flag at the end of the Civil War. Published as the war concluded, songs like this were meant to celebrate the preservation of the Union and honor those who served. Sheet music was a common form of home entertainment in the 19th century, and patriotic titles were especially popular in the months following victory.
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