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Gl. Beauregard's Grand March
Likely written after General P.G.T. Beauregard's victory at the First Battle of Bull Run, this march is unique because of its songwriter. Mrs. V.G. Cowdin was a writer known for her 1860 book Ellen or The Fanatic's Daughter, which featured a strong critique of abolitionism. Women writers were not unusual, but women composers who published their real name were. |