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FormatJournal Article
Author, AnalyticWilliams, Charles A.
Title, AnalyticA German Song of 1778, Relating to Mercenaries in America
Journal TitleDeutsch-Amerikanische Geschichtsblaetter
Date of Publication1915
Volume ID15
Location in Work361-367
AbstractThe following crude poem is preserved in a print in the Royal Library at Berlin in a volume belonging to the famous Meusebach collection...It was to be sung to the tune of Georg Neumark's well-known hymn, 'Wer nur den lieben Gott laeszt walten.' Joseph Weinhard is the suspected author of the verses. Williams offers a brief historical commentary on the poem.
Call NumberMKI Periodicals
MKI TermsSongs/ Soldiers/ Revolution, 1775-1783/ Wars