Beadle's Dime Song Book

This is Beadle's Dime Song Book No. 10 (1863), a collection of comic and sentimental popular songs. The contents span Civil War–era patriotic and military recruitment numbers alongside romantic ballads and Irish comic songs.

The volume opens with war-related material: "Who Will Care for Mother Now?" depicts a dying soldier's concern for his mother's welfare; "When This Cruel War Is Over" portrays romantic separation and battlefield anxiety; "Battle-cry of Freedom" and "Rally Round the Flag, Boys" serve as Union recruitment songs. "How Are You, Conscripts?" humorously addresses the draft with military exhortation. "Away Goes Cuffee" celebrates Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and Union military advance, employing contemporary dialect.

Sentimental pieces include "Dear Mother, I've Come Home to Die," "My Emma Louise" (romantic praise), and "Bingen on the Rhine." Comic numbers feature "Lanigan's Ball," an Irish song detailing a party's rowdy aftermath, and "Werry Pekooliar," among others. The collection includes songs on romantic themes, domestic sentiment, and nationalist fervor typical of popular music during the American Civil War.