Clarke, Alfred B., 1827 - 1899
Person
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God save the South
Collection
Identifier: 0000-0235M
Scope and Contents
A handwritten copy of a "Confederate National Anthem Composed by Lieut. A. B. Clarke 'Bartow Artillery,' C.S.A. Arranged to music by Lieut. H. Bechter, Artillery Corps, CSA." The music is not written onto this copy. "God Save the South" was a well-known anthem written by George M. Miles under the pseudonym of Ernest Halpin and set to the British "God Save the Queen" by arranger Charles W. A. Ellerbrock in 1861. However, the handwritten song of this collection has different words from the...
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