Title	The children of the battlefield
Subjects	Sheet music covers Children Families United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Description	Lithograph from a photograph of three young children serves as the centerpiece of the cover of a Civil War-era song, dedicated by the author, James G. Clark, to J. Francis Bourns M.D. of Philadelphia, Pa.
Persons pictured	L-r: Frank Humiston; Frederick Humiston; Alice Humiston
Date	1864
Creator	P.S. Duval & Son
Collection name	Kenneth D. Rose Sheet Music Collection
Historical note	After the Battle of Gettysburg, a dead soldier was found on the field with an ambrotype of his three young children. The photograph was obtained by Dr. Francis Bourns who then had the photograph reproduced so that someone might be able to identify; the children. It was eventually determined that the father of the children was the late Amos Humiston, of Portville, Cattaraugus County, New York, a Sergeant in the 154th New York Volunteers. The children's names were Frank, Frederick, and Alice.
Accession number	2005-084
Publisher	Lee & Walker
Place of publication	Philadelphia (Pa.)
Owning Institution	Tennessee State Library & Archives
ID#	32974
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Type	IMAGE
Digital format	TIFF
Dimensions	11" x 14"
Online exhibit	http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/exhibits/rose/exhibit_rose.htm
Contributors	Clark, James G. (James Gowdy), 1830-1897
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