Sue M. Capehart Collection of Piano Sheet Music, 1846-1868 Finding Aid

Accession #: 2017.004

Biographical Note:

Susan Martin Capehart (1842-1924) of Scotch Hall Plantation in Bertie County North Carolina was the spinster daughter of George Washington Capehart and his wife, also named Susan Martin Capehart. Her brother, George W. Capehart, Jr. married Elizabeth Hill Jacocks Capehart. Their daughter born in 1911 was named after his sister and his mother. The donor Susan Martin Capehart (1911 – 2008) married the Rev. John W. Hardy in 1936. They relocated to Beaufort, SC where he served as Rector of the St. Helena Episcopal Church from 1951 – 1973. Mrs. Hardy donated the volume she inherited from her ancestor to the Beaufort County Library.

Historical Note:

Music was particularly important to the people of mid-nineteenth century America. People united in song at religious services, public group meetings, political meetings, outdoor rallies, and in the privacy of their own front rooms. Singing schools and musical institutes operated in many parts of the United States in the years preceding the Civil War. Band concerts were well attended popular forms of entertainment in many communities on both sides of the Mason-Dixon line.

The ability to sing, to play an instrument, or paint were signs of an accomplished young woman. Sales of sheet music were immensely profitable for the many publishing houses, North and South. When war came, the soldiers and the ones they left behind at home had a shared musical foundation of sentimental songs, ballads, comic songs, operatic and patriotic tunes. All of these types of music are represented in the Capehart Collection. There is a mix of pieces played and sung before, during and after the Civil War both in the North and South such as I’ll Pray for Thee (Spargi D’Amaro) (1848); Come, Dearest, The Daylight is Gone (1853), Lorena (1857) and When This Cruel War is Over (1863).

When This Cruel War Is Over sold over a million copies during the war. The lyrics are the same words except that “blue” and “grey” in line six were made appropriate to the singer: A supporter of the Union forces would sing “Oh! how proud you stood before me In your suit of blue, When you vow’d to me and country Ever to be true.” A Confederate sympathizer would sing “In your suit of grey.” The sheet music in the Capehart of this title was published by Geo. Dunn in Richmond, VA and Julian A. Selby in Columbia, SC as is to be expected uses the color “grey” for the soldier’s uniform.

Dearest love, do you remember,

When we last did meet,

How you told me that you loved me,

Kneeling at my feet?

Oh! how proud you stood before me

In your suit of grey,

When you vow’d me to me and country

Ever to be true.

The soldier’s plight was represented in the South by the lyrics to Dear Mother I’ve Come Home to Die published during the Civil War years by the Richmond, Virginia publishing house of George Dunn and in Columbia, South Carolina by that of Julian A. Selby:

Dear Mother, I remember well

The parting kiss you gave to me,

When merry rang the village bell

My heart was full of joy and glee:

I did not dream that one short year

Would crush the hopes that soared so high!

Oh Mother, draw near to me;

Dear Mother, I’ve come home to die.

Call Sister — Brother — to my side,

And take your Soldier’s last good bye.

Oh Mother dear, draw near to me;

Dear Mother, I’ve come home to die.

Examples of a common practice of altering lyrics or adding verses to suit a person’s needs or situation are evident in the Capehart Collection. Both I’ve Been Roaming as sung at Jullien’s Concerts (no date) and Moonlight Dell as Sung by Adele Hosmer (1852) indicate that others might use different lyrics for a particular tune. Capehart changed the title of O Give Me a Home by the Sea published in 1853 to O Give Me a Home by the “Sound” and wrote the the text of Down in the Valley and the chorus to Sweet Evelina, dear Evelina on the verso.

The Confederacy needed some new songs to help create a sense of national identity and unity. The collection contains sheet music for Up with the Flag (1863) dedicated to the 4th North Carolina Troops of the compiler’s home state; the Gen’l Morgan’s Grand March written in honor of the officers and privates under his command (1864); the Never Surrender Quick Step composed and dedicated to the defenders at the siege of Vicksburg (1863); and No Surrender (1864) that shows Confederate soldiers in battle and Fort Sumter under attack on the sheet music’s cover. The lyrics are:

Ever constant, ever true

Let the word be, No Surrender;

Boldly dare and greatly do!

They shall bring us safely through. No Surrender! No Surrender!

And though fortune’s smiles be few, Hope is always springing new,

Still inspiring me and you

With a magic, No Surrender!

Scope and Content Note:

Sue M. Capehart (1842-1924) collected 57 titles of piano sheet music scores that were published between 1846 – 1868. 27 compositions have no printed publication date but appear from internal evidence to have been contemporaneous to those included with known publication dates. The internal arrangement of the sheet music appears to be random. Topics range from Confederate patriotic pieces to sentimental love songs to operatic arias and airs. Occasionally there are handwritten poems or lyrics on the verso of some of the musical compositions. Although most of the cover sheets are in grey scale, a few are quite finely lithographed. Examples include the Never Surrender Quick Step by Edward O. Eaton that has blue and red lithographed images of the Confederate Stainless Banner in use between May 1863 and March 1865; the green tones of The Birds Will Come Again [as ] sung by D. S. Wambold [1868]; and the cover of the Serio Comic Songs written composed and sung by William Lingard that precedes the sheet music for On the Beach at Long Branch.

Composers represented in Capehart’s collection include Vincenzo Bellini; Edward O. Eaton; Stephen C. Foster; E.A. Hosmer; the Honorable Mrs. Norton; J.R. Thomas; Henry Tucker; Guiseppe Verdi; and Henry Clay Work among others.

Lyricists represented include J. E. Carpenter; George Cooper; Charles Jefferys; Henry W. Longfellow; Samuel Lover; Florence Percy; Father Abram J. Ryan; Charles C. Sawyer; and Anna Zerr among others.

Music publishing houses represented are Blackmar & Brother of Augusta, GA; William C. Miller, R. D. Benteen, Henry McCaffrey, G. Willig, Jr., and Miller & Beacham of Baltimore, MD; Oliver Ditson, G.P. Reed, and E.H. Wade of Boston, MA; Root & Cady of Chicago, IL; W.C. Peters & Sons of Cincinnati, OH; Julian A. Selby of Columbia, SC; John C. Schreiner of Macon, GA; the Southern Musical Exchange of Lynchburg, VA; J.A. McClure of Nashville, TN; William A. Pond, S.T. Gordon, William Hall & Son, Horace Waters, G. Schirmer and C.H. Ditson of New York; G.E. Blake and Lee & Walker of Philadelphia, PA; George Dunn of Richmond, VA; and Balmer & Weber of St. Louis, MO.

An alphabetical listing of the volume contents by sheet music title along with specific details per sheet music item and links to durable free online collections of sheet music is available in the Research Room. Olivia Santos assisted in identifying online sources for the individual sheet music titles. All but four titles were found in durable online collections of sheet music. Those titles are: Alone! Alone! Ballad published by the William C. Miller Company of Baltimore, MD in 1866; Moonlight Dell as sung by Adele Hosmer, words by C. Chauncey Burr; music by Jacob C. Hosmer, published by H. Waters of New York in 1852; The Rose-Bush composed by Faustina Haase Hadges; words translated from the German by W. Caldwell, published by G. Schirmer of New York in 1859; and Say, Where Shall We Roam from Select Vocal Duetts by various authors; Lyrics by J.E. Carpenter; Music by Stephen Glover, published by W.C. Peters & Sons of Cincinnati, OH, no date. The list is accurate as of 23 January 2023.  

Please note: Some of the musical pieces may contain offensive language or negative stereotypes. Such materials should be seen in the context of the time period and as a reflection of attitudes of the time. The items are part of the historical record, and do not represent the views of the Beaufort County Library.  

Preservation Activities Performed:

In general the Confederate imprints such as those published by Selby, Dunn, Schreiner, and Blackmar are in poor or fair condition. All items have been gently brushed for loose debris and the volume boxed. The binding appears to date from the late 19th – early 20th century and is in poor repair. When time and labor permits, a more thorough evaluation should be done to plan for and make appropriate repairs.

To minimize handling of this fragile volume, we identified Capehart Collection sheet music titles appearing in durable online collections matching publisher, date, and musical score whenever possible. Charmaine Seabrook Concepcion, Olivia Santos and Grace Cordial conducted the research to compile the table. An alphabetical listing of the volume contents by sheet music title along with specific details per sheet music item and links to durable free online collections of sheet music is available below. The list is accurate as of 23 January 2023

Format: Sheet music

Subject Headings:

Popular Music

Popular Songs of the Day – 19^th Century

Songs with piano

Ballads

Society and Culture – Sentimental Song

Historical and Patriotic Music

Piano Music

Instrumental Music

Songs and Music

Collection Inventory:

Table of Contents of sheet music titles in order of appearance in the bound volume:  

• Sword of Robert Lee: A Southern Ballad (Lynchburg, VA: Southern Musical Exchange,1867)  
• The Rose-Bush (New York: G. Schirmer, 1859)
• Rock Me to Sleep Mother Ballad (Columbia, SC: Julian A. Selby,1862)
• Dear Mother I’ve Come Home to Die (Richmond, VA: George Dunn Co.; Columbia, SC: Julian A. Selby, no date)
• I See Her Still in My Dreams (Macon, GA: John C. Schreiner, no date)
• No Surrender (Richmond, VA: George Dunn Co.; Columbia, SC: Julian A. Selby, 1864)
• When This Cruel War is Over (Richmond, VA: George Dunn Co.; Columbia, SC: Julian A. Selby, no date)
• Let Me Kiss Him for his Mother (Macon, GA: John C. Schreiner, no date)
• Up with the Flag (Richmond, VA: George Dunn Co.; Columbia, SC: Julian A. Selby, 1863)
• No One to Love (Richmond, VA: George Dunn Co.; Columbia, SC: Julian A. Selby, no date)
• Why No One to Love? Answer to No One to Love Ballad (Richmond, VA: George Dunn Co.; Columbia, SC: Julian A. Selby, no date)
• Ah! I have Sigh’d to Rest Me!  (Macon, GA: John C. Schreiner, no date)
• Lorena (Macon, GA: John C. Schreiner, no date)
• Who Will Care for Mother Now ((Richmond, VA: George Dunn Co., 1864)
• Gen’l Morgan’s Grand March (Richmond, VA: George Dunn Co.; Columbia, SC: Julian A. Selby,1864)
• Never Surrender Quick Step (Augusta, GA: Blackmar & Brother, 1863)
• Castles in the Air: A Scotch Song (Macon, GA: John C. Schreiner, 1863?)
• Ever of Thee, I’m Fondly Dreaming (Baltimore, MD: Miller & Beacham, no date)
• Joys that were Crowning (Boston, MA: Oliver Ditson, 1848)
• I’ll Pray for Thee (Boston, MA: Oliver Ditson, 1848)
• Handwritten text of “The Minstrel Returns from the War” (no date)
• Loose handwritten text of “Come Sit Awhile in Beside Me” (no date)
• Mary of the Glen (New York: William Hall & Son, 1852)
• Handwritten text of “I’ll tell you of a fellow…’
• Juanita Spanish Ballad (Baltimore, MD: Miller & Beacham, no date)
• Handwritten text of “Milligan Guards”
• Beautiful Isle of the Sea (New York: William A. Pond, 1865)
• Fairy Bells Ballad (Baltimore, MD: R.D. Benteen, no date)
• Handwritten text of “I Love Thee”
• I’ll Roam the Dewy Bowers (St. Louise, MO: Balmer & Weber, 1851)
• The Birds Will Come Again (New York: C.H. Ditson, 1867)
• I Dreamt that I Dwelt in Marble Halls (Baltimore, MD: R.D. Benteen, no date)
• Handwritten text of “I Would Like to Change My Name”
• Still in My Dreams Thou’rt Near (Baltimore, MD: Miller & Beacham, no date)
• Hear Me Norma (Baltimore, MD: R.D. Benteen, no date)
• What Are the Wild Waves Saying (Baltimore, MD: R.D. Benteen, no date)
• Where are Now the Hopes I Cherished (Baltimore, MD: Miller & Beacham, no date)
• Handwritten text of “Away from His House and the Friends of His Youth”
• On the Beach at Long Branch (New York: William A. Pond & Co.,1868)
• Sweet Spirit, Hear My Prayer (New York: William Hall & Son, 1860)
• Under the Daisies (New York: S.T. Gordon, 1865)
• Gaily Thro’ Life Wander (Baltimore, MD: Miller & Beacham, no date)
• Flee as a Bird (No place: No publisher, no date)
• Stars of the Summer Night (Nashville, TN: J. A. McClure, 1857)
• The Moon Rose O’er the Battle Plain (Philadelphia, PA: Lee & Walker, 1861)
• “I’ve No Mother” Now I’m Weeping (Baltimore, MD: Henry McCaffrey, no date)
• Say Where Shall We Roam? (Cincinnati, OH: W.C. Peters & Sons, no date)
• O Give Me a Home by the Sea (Boston, MA: G.P. Reed & Co., 1853)
• Handwritten text changing “Sea” to “Sound” on the title above; Handwritten text of “Down in the Valley” and the “Chorus: Sweet Evelina, Dear Evelina”
• Look Out Upon the Stars My Love (Baltimore, MD: R.D. Benteen, no date)
• Five O’Clock in the Morning (New York: S.T. Gordon, 1865)
• Come Home Father (Chicago, IL: Root & Cady, 1864)
• I’ve Been Roaming as sung at Jullien’s Concerts (Boston, MA: Oliver Ditson, no date)
• Lula’s Gone Song & Chorus (Boston, MA: E.H. Wade, 1853)
• In Dreams Thou’rt With Me Still!! ((Baltimore, MD: R.D. Benteen, [1869]) 
• Moonlight Dell as sung by Adele Hosmer (New York: H. Waters, 1852)
• The Angels Whisper, Songs of Superstitions of Ireland (Philadelphia, PA: G.E. Blake, no date)
• Handwritten text of “Eileen Alannah”
• Make Me No Gaudy Chaplet (Baltimore, MD: Frederick D. Benteen, no date)
• Handwritten text of a poem with chorus beginning “As I was walking with me [illegible] viewing of the [illegible] I met Miss Mary …”
• Mary of Argyle, an admired Scotch Song (Baltimore, MD: G. Willig, Jr., no date)
• Come Dearest the Daylight is Gone: An Admired Ballad (Baltimore, MD: Miller & Beacham, 1853)
• Over the Summer Sea, the Beautiful Barcarolle (Baltimore, MD: Miller & Beacham, no date)
• Handwritten text of a poem ending in “Unless we shall see such a wedding in town.”
• Alone! Alone! Ballad (Baltimore, MD: Wilm. C. Miller, 1866)
• Handwritten text of a poem “Gen. Lee’s Surrender”
• Say to Him (Air) (Boston, MA: C.H. Ditson, 1867)
• Where Art Thou? Song (New York: Wm. A. Pond & Co., 1866)
• A Mothers Welcome Smile Ballad sung by Adele Hosmer (New York: Horace Waters, 1852)

To minimize handling of this fragile volume, we identified Capehart Collection sheet music titles appearing in durable online collections matching publisher, date, and musical score when possible. We encourage researchers to use these digital resources.

Title	Words/Music/Arranged/Composed	Location	Publisher	Date	Notes about Durable Digital Version URL
Ah, I have Sigh’d to Rest Me! (The Southern Musical Boquet of Favorite Songs and Ballads, No.6)	Music: Verdi;  Arranged by Charles W. Glover;  Words: Charles Jefferys	Macon, GA	John C. Schreiner	No Date	https://repository.duke.edu/dc/hasm/conf0089
Alone! Alone! Ballad	No composer given	Baltimore, MD	Wilm. C. Miller	1866	None found – gmc
Angels Whisper (Songs of Superstitions of Ireland)	Samuel Lover	Philadelphia, PA	G E. Blake	No Date	Stanford University has a digital version of a manuscript of this sheet music at https://exhibits.stanford.edu/rare-music/catalog/ht932xp3078
Beautiful Isle of the Sea Song	Words: George Cooper; Music: J. R. Thomas	New York, NY	Wm. A Pond	1865	https://repository.duke.edu/dc/hasm/n1324
The Birds Will Come Again [as] sung by D.S. Wambold	Music: J.R. Thomas;  Poetry: Geo. Cooper	New York, NY	C.H. Ditson	1867	https://imslp.org/wiki/The_Birds_Will_Come_Again_(Thomas%2C_John_Rogers)
Castles in the Air (Southern Musical Boquet of Favorite Songs and Ballads, No. 7)	Words: J. Ballantine ; Music: Robert Adams	Macon, GA	John C Schreiner & Son	1863?	https://repository.duke.edu/dc/hasm/conf0131
Come dearest the daylight is gone: An admired ballad	Composed and arranged [by] B.R.	Baltimore, MD	Miller & Beacham	1853	https://repository.duke.edu/dc/hasm/n1449
Come Home, Father	Words & Music: Henry Clay Work	Chicago, IL	Root & Cady	1864	https://repository.duke.edu/dc/hasm/b1012
Dear Mother I’ve come home to die	Music: Henry Tucker;  Words: E. Bowers	Richmond, VA Columbia, SC	Geo. Dunn & Compy.               Julian A. Selby	No Date	https://repository.duke.edu/dc/hasm/conf0155
Ever of Thee, I’m Fondly Dreaming	Music: Foley Hall;  Words: George Linley	Baltimore, MD	Miller & Beacham	No Date	https://repository.duke.edu/dc/hasm/a2647
Fairy Bells Ballad	Music: Hon. Mrs. Norton	Baltimore, MD	F.D. Benteen	No Date	https://digitalcollections.libraries.ua.edu/digital/collection/p17336coll5/id/10426/
Five Oclock in the Morning (Songs of Mademoiselle Parepa)	Claribel	New York, NY	S.T. Gordon	1865	https://repository.duke.edu/dc/hasm/b1038
Flee as a Bird	No info	No info	No info	No Date	https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.music.sm1857.610890/default.html
Gaily thro’ life wander	Music: Verdi; Words: G. Linley	Baltimore, MD	Miller & Beacham	No Date	HathiTrust Digital Library has the same score, though with the English lyrics above the Italian lyrics, as published by Firth, Pond, & Co. (1857) https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015096653111
Gen’l Morgan’s Grand March	C.L. Peticolas	Richmond, VA Columbia, SC	Geo. Dunn                                    Julian Selby	1864	https://repository.duke.edu/dc/hasm/conf0197
Hear Me, Norma	Music: Bellini	Baltimore, MD	F.D. Benteen	No Date	https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/sheetmusic/929/
I Dreamt that I Dwelt in Marble Halls	M.W. Balfe	Baltimore, MD	F.D. Benteen	No Date	https://repository.duke.edu/dc/hasm/conf0224
I see her still in my dreams (Southern Musical Boquet of Favorite Songs and Ballads, No. 8)	Stephen C. Foster	Macon, GA	John C. Schreiner	No Date	https://repository.duke.edu/dc/hasm/conf0470
I’ll Pray for Thee (Spargi D’Amaro)	The Vocal Beauties of Lucia D Lammermoor with English & Italian Text translated by J.C.A. Smith; Adapted and Arranged by Edward L. White	Boston, MA	Oliver Ditson	1848	HathiTrust Digital Library has the score dated 1844 but the notation is identical to the sheet music in the Capehart volume. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015096400687
I’ll Roam the dewy bowers	Music C. Carl Haas	St. Louis, MO	Balmer & Weber	1851	https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015096702728
In Dreams Thou’rt With Me Still Ballad	Lyrics: J.E. Carpenter; Music: Charles W. Glover	Baltimore, MD	F.D. Benteen	[1869]	https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015093757618
I’ve Been Roaming as sung at Jullien’s Concerts	Lyrics: Anna Zerr; Music: Chas. E. Horn	Boston, MA	Oliver Ditson	No Date	HathiTrust Digital Library has a very similar score published by W.C. Peters & Sons of Cincinnati (1853 – 1860). https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015088976314
I’ve No Mother now I’m weeping	T. Smith	Baltimore, MD	Henry McCaffrey	No Date	https://repository.duke.edu/dc/hasm/conf0039
Joys that were crowning (Vocal Beauties of Lucia di Lammermoor)	Edward White, adapter; J.C. A. Smith	Boston, MA	Oliver Ditson	1848	The Library of Congress has a digital version of this sheet music with the title page of “Alfin son tua” https://loc.gov/item/ihas.100003794
Juanita Spanish Ballad	Hon. Mrs. Norton	Baltimore, MD	Miller & Beacham	No Date	https://repository.duke.edu/dc/hasm/conf0241
Let Me Kiss him for his Mother (Southern Musical Boquet of Favorite Songs and Ballads, No.1)	John P. Ordway	Macon, GA	John C. Schreiner	No Date	https://repository.duke.edu/dc/hasm/conf0251
Look out Upon the Stars My Love Serenade	Lyrics: Written by a Gentleman of Balt.;  Music: H.N. Gilles	Baltimore, MD	F.D. Benteen	No Date	HathiTrust Digital Library has a digital version of this sheet  music for voice, guitar, and piano as published by John Cole of Baltimore, MD (1823) https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015096434389
Lorena (Southern Musical Boquet of Favorite Songs and Ballads, No. 10)	Poetry: Rev. H.D.L Webster;  Music By J.P. Webster	Macon, GA	John C. Schreiner	No Date	https://repository.duke.edu/dc/hasm/conf0256
Lula’s Gone Song & Chorus	Words & Music I.B. Woodbury	Boston, MA	E.H. Wade	1853	https://www.loc.gov/item/sm1853.530250/
Make Me No Gaudy Chaplet	Music: Donzetti; Arranged by W.H. Callcott	Baltimore, MD	Frederick D. Benteen	No Date	https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/sheetmusic/641/
Mary of Argyle, an admired Scotch Song	Music: S. Nelson	Baltimore, MD	G. Willig Jr.	No Date	HathiTrust Digital Library has a digital version of the sheet music published by Firth, Pond & Co. of New York (1856 – 1862) https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015088985653
Mary of the Glen	Music: Geo. F. Root; Words: Charles G. Eastman	New York, NY	William Hall & Son	1852	https://imslp.org/wiki/Mary_of_the_glen_(Root%2C_George_Frederick)
Moon rose o’er the Battle Plain (National & Patriotic Songs, No. 36)	William J. Lemon	Philadelphia, PA	Lee & Walker	1861	The David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library has a digital version of the sheet music published by J. W. Davies & Son of Richmond, VA (1864) https://repository.duke.edu/dc/hasm/conf0168
Moonlight Dell as Sung by Adele Hosmer	Words: C. Chauncey Burr; Music: Jacob C. Hosmer	New York, NY	H. Waters	1852	None found – gmc
A Mother’s Welcome Smile Ballad sung by Adele Hosmer	Words: A.E. Carpenter;  Music: J. Hitton Jones	New York, NY	Horace Waters	1852	https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015088977486
Never Surrender Quick Step	Edward O. Eaton	Augusta, GA	Blackmar & Brother	1863	https://repository.duke.edu/dc/hasm/conf0294
No One to Love Ballad	Words: A.H.C.R .; Music: W B Harvey	Richmond, VA Columbia, SC	Geo. Dunn,                                   Julian A Selby	No Date	https://repository.duke.edu/dc/hasm/conf0298
No Surrender	Music: C C Mera	Richmond, VA Columbia, SC	Geo. Dunn,                                   Julian A Selby	1864	https://repository.duke.edu/dc/hasm/conf0299
O give Me a Home by the Sea Ballad	Music & Lyrics by E. A. Hosmer	Boston, MA	G.P. Reed & Co.	1853	The David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library has a digital version of the sheet music published by John C. Schreiner & Son of Macon, GA (1860s) https://repository.duke.edu/dc/hasm/conf0304
On the Beach at Long Branch	Music & Lyrics by William Lingard	New York, NY	Wm. A. Pond & Co.	1868	https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/sheetmusic/1154/
Over the Summer Sea, the Beautiful Barcarolle	Music: C. Verdi	Baltimore, MD	Miller & Beacham	No Date	The University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries has a digital version of this sheet music published by Firth, Pond & Co. of New York (no date) https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AYRB3KH4ZBAFGL8L
Rock Me to Sleep Mother Ballad	Music: John H. Hewitt;  Lyrics: Florence Percy	Columbia, SC	Julian A. Selby	Nov. 1862	https://repository.duke.edu/dc/hasm/conf0346
The Rose-Bush	Composed by Faustina Haase Hodges ; Words translated from the German by W. Caldwell	New York, NY	G. Schirmer	1859	None found – gmc
Say to Him (Air)	Offenbach	Boston, MA	C.H. Ditson	1867	https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.32044040667917?urlappend=%3Bseq=32%3Bownerid=27021597765361847-36
Say, Where Shall We Roam (Select Vocal Duetts by various authors)	Lyrics: J.E. Carpenter; Music: Stephen Glover	Cincinnati, OH	W.C. Peters & Sons	No Date	None found – gmc
Stars of the Summer Night	Words:  H.W. Longfellow;  Music: Henry Weber	Nashville, TN	J.A. McClure	1857	https://repository.duke.edu/dc/hasm/a8576
Still in my dreams thou’ rt near	Words: Geo. Linley;  Music: Foley Hall	Baltimore, MD	Miller & Beacham	No Date	https://levysheetmusic.mse.jhu.edu/collection/176/066
Sweet Spirit, Hear My Prayer	William Vincent Wallace	New York, NY	Wm. Hall & Son	1860	https://levysheetmusic.mse.jhu.edu/collection/131/126
Sword of Robert Lee	Music: C.C. de Nordendorf;  Lyrics: Father Abram J. Ryan	Lynchburg, VA	Southern Musical Exchange	1867	The David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library has a digital version of the sheet music published by George Willig & Co. of Baltimore, MD (1867) https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r45h7h67q
Under the Daisies Ballad	Music: H. Millard	New York, NY	S. T. Gordon	1865	https://repository.duke.edu/dc/hasm/b2101
Up with the Flag	Composed and respectfully dedicated to the Fourth N.C. Troops by Dr. Wm B. Harrell;  Arranged by Mrs. Harrell	Richmond, VA Columbia, SC	Geo. Dunn,                                   Julian A Selby	1863	https://repository.duke.edu/dc/hasm/conf0415
What are the Wild Waves Saying (Boquet of the Beautiful Duets)	Stephen Glover	Baltimore, MD	F. D. Benteen	No Date	The University of South Carolina Digital Collections has a digital version of the sheet music as published by John C. Schreiner & Son of Macon, GA (1860s) https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/civilwar/id/4092
When this Cruel War is Over	Words: Charles C. Sawyer; Music: Henry Tucker	Richmond, VA Columbia, SC	Geo. Dunn,                                   Julian A Selby	No Date	https://repository.duke.edu/dc/hoom/conf0441
Where are now the hopes I cherished	Words: Chas. Jeffreys; Music: Bellini	Baltimore, MD	Miller & Beacham	No Date	The David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library has a digital version of the sheet music published by E. Crehen of Richmond, VA (no date) https://repository.duke.edu/dc/hasm/conf0473
Where Art Thou? Song	J.R. Thomas	New York, NY	Wm. A Pond & Co.	1866	https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015096691335
Who Will Care for Mother Now Ballad	Music: C.F. Thompson; Poetry: C.C. Sawyer	Richmond, VA	Geo. Dunn & Compy	1864	https://repository.duke.edu/dc/hasm/conf0445
Why No One to Love? Answer to No one to love ballad	Stephen C. Foster	Richmond, VA Columbia, SC	Geo. Dunn,                                   Julian A Selby	No Date	https://repository.duke.edu/dc/hasm/conf0447

Volume: 1 bound volume of 57 piano sheet music scores, some with manuscript lyrics and poems ; 13 inches X 10 inches

Processed: Grace Morris Cordial, MLS, SL, CA, 23 January 2023

Provenance:  Susan M. Hardy, 1911-2008 (Mrs. John W. Hardy), a descendant of Sue M. Capehart, donated her ancestor’s collection to the Beaufort County Library on 17 October 2003.

Citation Form: Capehart Piano Sheet Music Collection, Beaufort District Collection, Beaufort County Library, SC

Copyright: Copyright undetermined.

Note: The Beaufort District Collection (BDC) exists to acquire, preserve, maintain and make accessible a research collection of permanent value which records the history, culture, and environment of the South Carolina lowcountry wedged between the Combahee (pronounced “Kum’ bee”) and Savannah Rivers.  BDC staff and docents are stewards who collect, protect and share unique historical materials about local history, Gullah culture, natural southeastern coastal environment, family history and archaeology of the area now covered by Beaufort County, Hampton County and Jasper counties in South Carolina.

Contact the Beaufort District Collection at 843-255-6446 or e-mail bdc@bcgov.net for additional information about local history and archives relating to the people, places, and themes of the history, culture, and natural environment of Beaufort County, Jasper County and Hampton County, South Carolina.

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