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Hickory Grove - Dist. #27, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

School Buildings

Information on Hickory Grove School, located 4 miles west and 2 miles south of Auburn in Nemaha County, Nebraska. The school began as district #3.

Note that there are two site forms for Hickory Grove School. Both include a History of School District 27.

Diary From 1862, Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Diaries

The 1862 diary of Lucinda Merriss focuses on her life at home with family and with friends and acquaintances. This diary begins with shopping lists and cash accounts listed by month. There is also an entry for "Confiscation Song" which is sung towards slaves in the south. There are several entries involving aspects of the Civil War, as well as various births, marriages, and deaths of known persons. Notable dates include:

Feb 1: A visit to Camp Chase.

March 11: Her brother Billy Merriss dies after a tree he chopped down landed on him.

August 12-20: Various visits to Camp …

The Great Panic: Being Incidents Connected With Two Weeks Of The War In Tennessee, 1862, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Research Collections

Account of the aftermath of the capture of Forts Henry and Donelson in Tennessee, the first significant Union victory of the Civil War. The abandonment of Nashville by Confederate authorities, and the opening of the Cumberland River as a pathway to invasion of the South. The booklet opens with dispatches received in Nashville from Fort Donelson on February 12, 1862 and the ensuing "great panic" as soldiers fled from Nashville. This episode brought to prominence Ulysses S. Grant. He wrote, "Sir: Yours of this date, proposing an armistice and appointment of Commissioners to settle terms of capitulation, is just received. …

History Of The Siege Of Munfordville, Department Of Library Special Collections

Research Collections

From Dialect Notes 2, 1902

Am See, Luise Büchner

Poetry

This title is part of a compilation, "Frauenherz", found at https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sophpm_poetry/3/.

Einer Jugendfreundin, Luise Büchner

Poetry

This title is part of a compilation, "Frauenherz", found at https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sophpm_poetry/3/.

Eine Trübe Stunde, Luise Büchner

Poetry

This title is part of a compilation, "Frauenherz", found at https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sophpm_poetry/3/.

Beauregard’S Retreat From Shiloh, Skedaddles, A. C. Peters & Bro.

ALLM: Civil War Sheet Music Collection

80.7568.126 –“Beauregard’s Retreat From Shiloh”: Skedaddles: A. C. Peters and Bro.: 1862: Piano Solo and Narrative.

Brave Mcclellan Is Our Leader Now; Glory Hallelujah And John Brown’S Song, A. Cull, M. A. Kidder, Horace Waters

ALLM: Civil War Sheet Music Collection

80.7568.162 – “Brave McClellan is Our Leader Now; Glory Hallelujah” and “John Brown’s Song”: A. Cull/Mrs. M. A. Kidder: Horace Waters: 1862: SATB. (2 copies)

Here’S Your Mule, C. D. Benson, C. D. Benson

ALLM: Civil War Sheet Music Collection

80.7568.486 – “Here’s Your Mule”: Benson, C. D.: C. D. Benson: 1862: SATB.

Here’S Your Mule, C. D. Benson, John Church, Jr.

ALLM: Civil War Sheet Music Collection

80.7568.487 - “Here’s Your Mule”: Benson, C. D.: John Church, Jr.: 1862: SATB.

Little Major, Henry C. Work, S. Brainard's Sons Co.

ALLM: Civil War Sheet Music Collection

80.7568.697 – “Little Major”: Henry C. Work: S. Brainard Sons: 1862: Duet and SATB.

Farewell To The Star Spangled Banner, J. W. Davies & Sons

ALLM: Civil War Sheet Music Collection

80.7568.330 – “Farewell to the Star Spangled Banner”: NA: J. W. Davies & Sons: n.d.: Vocal Solo/Piano/Guitar.

Floyd’S Retreat From Fort Donelson, Skeddadles, A. C. Peters & Bro.

ALLM: Civil War Sheet Music Collection

80.7568.352 – “Floyd’s Retreat from Fort Donelson”: Skedaddles: A. C. Peters & Bros.: 1862: Piano Solo & Narrative.

Give Us Back Our Commander, Sep. Winner, Wm. R. Smith

ALLM: Civil War Sheet Music Collection

80.7568.415 – “Give Us Back Our Commander”: Sep. Winner: Wm. R. Smith: 1862: Voical Solo & Chorus.

Grafted Into The Army, Henry C. Work, Root & Cady

ALLM: Civil War Sheet Music Collection

80.7568.445 – “Grafted Into the Army”: Henry C. Work: Root & Cady: 1862: SATB. (2 copies)

Marching Along, Wm. B. Bradbury, Mrs. M. A. Kidder, Firth, Pond & Co.

ALLM: Civil War Sheet Music Collection

80.7568.760 – “Marching Along”: Wm B. Bradbury: Mrs. M. A. Kidder: Firth, Pond & Co.: 1862: SATB & Piano.

Major General Mcclellan’S Grand March, Oliver Ditson & Co.

ALLM: Civil War Sheet Music Collection

80.7568.767 – “Major General McClellan’s Grand March”: n.a.: Oliver Ditson & Co.: n.d.: Piano Solo.

[La] Norvegienne, Eugene Ketterer, Wm. A. Pond & Co.

ALLM: Civil War Sheet Music Collection

80.7568.847 – “[La] Norvegienne”: Eugene Ketterer: Wm. A. Pond & Co: n.d.: Piano.

Abraham’S Covenant: A New Battle Song, A. Bert Tobey, H.M. Higgins

ALLM: Civil War Sheet Music Collection

Abraham’s Covenant: A New Battle Song: A. Bert. Tobey: H.M. Higgins: 1862: SATB.

Abraham’S Draft 600,000 More, J. W. Turner, Oliver Ditson

ALLM: Civil War Sheet Music Collection

Abraham’s Draft 600,000 More: J. W. Turner: Oliver Ditson: 1862: SATB.

Our Flag, Harry Macarthy, Blackmar & Bro.

ALLM: Civil War Sheet Music Collection

80.7568.929 – “Our Flag”: Harry McCarthy: A. E. Blackmar & Bro: 1862: Voice.

Prices Retreat From Corinth, Skedaddles, A. C. Peters & Bro.

ALLM: Civil War Sheet Music Collection

80.7568.1002 – “Prices Retreat From Corinth”: Skedaddles: A. C. Peters & Bro: 1862: Piano.

We Are Coming Father Abraam; Three Hundred Thousand More, P. S. Gilmore, Russell & Patee

ALLM: Civil War Sheet Music Collection

80.7568.1324 – “We Are Coming Father Abraam; Three Hundred Thousand More”: P. S. Gilmore: Russell & Patee: 1862: SATB.

Hattie Bell, J. P. Webster, Frank D. Hatfield, H. M. Higgins

ALLM: Civil War Sheet Music Collection

80.7568.470 – “Hattie Bell”: Webster, J. P.: Hatfield, Frank D.: H. M. Higgins: Chicago: Minstrel, Ballad, Lost Love: 1862: Solo Voice.

Kingdom Coming, Henry C. Work, Root & Cady

ALLM: Civil War Sheet Music Collection

80.7568.606 – “Kingdom Coming”: Henry C. Work: Root & Cady: 1862: SATB. (5 copies)

Magruder’S March, J. Willard, George Willig

ALLM: Civil War Sheet Music Collection

80.7568.726 – “Magruder’s March”: J. Williard: 1862: Piano Solo.

Major General Hampton’S Quickstep, Lizzie C. Orchard, Gray & Valory

ALLM: Civil War Sheet Music Collection

80.7568.766 – “Major General Hampton’s Quickstep”: Lizzie C. Orchard: Gray & Valory: n.d.: Piano Solo.

[The] Negro Emancipation Song, J. P. Webster, S. Fillmore Bennett, H. M. Higgins

ALLM: Civil War Sheet Music Collection

80.7568.833 – “[The] Negro Emancipation Song”: J. P. Webster: S. Fillmore Bennett: H. M. Higgins: 1862: SATB.

Oh! Massa’S Gwine To Washington, C. S. Brainard, Edmund Kirke, S. Brainard & Co.

ALLM: Civil War Sheet Music Collection

80.7568.867 – “Oh! Massa’s Gwine To Washington”: Chas. S. Brainard: Edmund Kirke: S. Brainard & Co: 1862: SATB. (2 copies)