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Title	Jesse Gordon Civil War Song Book
Subject	Military Ohio Arts and Entertainment Civil War 27th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (O.V.I.) 5th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (O.V.I.) Music Songbooks
Place	Richwood (Ohio) Union County (Ohio)
Description	Jesse B. Gordon of Richwood, Ohio served in Company C of the 27th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (O.V.I.) and Company A of the Mississippi Marine Brigade during the Civil War and compiled this Civil War song book. The book contains only the words to the songs, some of which are illustrated with watercolor and ink sketches. Several songs written by Flora March in 1875 and 1880 have been added to the volume. Four pages of the volume are included here, including the songs "Battle Chorus of the Fifth Ohio" "Welcome to the Fifth Ohio" and "Ladies of the Soldiers Aid Society." The complete volume is 146 pages and measures 11" x 17.5" (27.9 x 44.45 cm).
Creator	Gordon, Jesse
Date of Original	1861 - 1865 circa
Source	Unpublished material (archives/manuscripts); VOL 380
Format	manuscripts
Submitting Institution	Ohio Historical Society
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type	Text
Date created	2010-10-19

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Full Text	53. Mules behind them Pawed, neighed and thundered, Followed by hoof and head, Full many a here fled Fain in the last ditch dead Back from an ass's jaw, All that was left of them Left by the the two hundred, When can there glory fade? Oh the wild charge the made! All the world wondered Honor the charge they made Honor the Mule Brigade Long eared two hundred. [drawing] Down with the Gamblers. I Down with the Gamblers! wherever they are, From the Rowdies Saloon to the Gamboliers Star, The tempter to crime is as foul a fiend As these whose crimes on the gallows may end! The syrens sweet voice and the ruffians rough tone Are mingling together for ruin alone. Break down the partition of wealth and of birth, And both are but devils in hell on this earth. II Down with the Gamblers! the sharks of life's sea, Are opening their jaws for the seizure of prey, Each prize that they grasp opes a fountain of tears, For homes that were blest through the bliss giving years,
Date created	2009-01-09

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