Rare Civil War Abe Lincoln Union We Are Coming, Father Abra\'am Printed Poem For Sale

Rare Civil War printed poem.

With time period writing on back!

\"We Are Coming, Father Abra\'am\", is a poem written by James S. Gibbons, set to music by eight different composers, includingStephen Foster.William Cullen Bryantpublished one version (with music byLuther Orlando Emerson(1820–1915). Bryant\'s newspaper originally published the poem and, because it was originally published anonymously, many assumed it was his, and it was widely republished, so Bryant issued a statement denying his authorship. The poem and music came in response to a call byAbraham Lincolnon July 1, 1862 for volunteers to fight for the U.S. in theAmerican Civil War.