"The Bonnie Blue Flag" Song Sheet
This file appears in: "Bonnie Blue Flag:" The Most Dangerous Song of the Civil War
Song sheets were published for popular songs of the period. Song sheets allowed customers to learn the lyrics of a song without having to purchase the sheet music in its entirety.
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This file appears in: "Bonnie Blue Flag:" The Most Dangerous Song of the Civil War
"Bonnie Blue Flag:" The Most Dangerous Song of the Civil War
The popularity of sheet music in the United States had reached its peak by the start of the Civil War. Well before the development of recording and broadcasting technology, the commercial music industry centered upon the circulation of sheet music…