Peerless Quartet With "Tenting On The Old Camp Ground" Lakeside Indestructible Cylinder Record

The American Civil War 150th Anniversary Observance continues with a song from the era called "Tenting On The Old Camp Ground".  As a matter of fact, this song was published 150 years ago this year so this is a very, very special Sesquicentennial moment.  "Tenting On The Old Camp Ground" was written in 1863, and published one year later in 1864.  A man named Walter Kittredge authored the song.  Walter was drafted into the Union Army and was shortly after discharged because he had rheumatic fever.
 
The vocal group performing on the record is the Peerless Quartet and the issue number is 1079.

In addition to a Lakeside Indestructible Cylinder Record and an Amberola Phonograph, I have two specimens of sheet music and two postcards.

Although some online sources reference the year 1909 as the date of this record, I read that the company did not begin to issue cylinders until 1910.

I filmed the introduction of the video on May 17 which is Armed Forced Day so I can tie that into this video as well.

Photographs ...

A very nice display:



Both of these sheet music specimens have copyright protection registration dates of 1864 on the covers ...










This circa 1910 postcard included the lyrics so you can read along as you listen to the song:







Now ladies and gentlemen, "Tenting On The Old Camp Ground" ...



Thank you all for watching and continuing to observe the American Civil War Sesquicentennial.