M'Clellan campaign songs, no. 1: Forward march for Little Mac; Little Mac and Pendleton; The head of the nation McClellan shall be; Little Mac is on de track

Illustrated cover of a four-song Democratic campaign songbook published in New York by Wm. A. Pond & Co. and sold by the American News Company. An oval engraved portrait of McClellan sits above the four song titles; a handwritten date on the LOC copy reads 'Oct. 4 1864'.

Date: 1864
Period: Pre-1914
Made by: Wm. A. Pond & Co.
Region: North America
Country: United States
Medium: Books and pamphlets
Issuer type: Corporation
Regime: Lincoln Administration
Leader: Abraham Lincoln
Audience: Domestic public
Purpose: Persuade or win support
Theme: Elections and party politics
Event: 1864 US Election
Techniques: Bandwagon Glittering generalities
Source: Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
Source: Library of Congress, retrieved October 2, 2026
Rights: Public domain (published 1864; work is over 160 years old)
Library of Congress, Music Division (Civil War Sheet Music Collection; contents in the public domain)

Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

M'CLELLAN
Campaign Songs
No. 1. FORWARD MARCH FOR LITTLE MAC.
" 2. LITTLE MAC AND PENDLETON.
" 3. THE HEAD OF THE NATION McCLELLAN SHALL BE.
" 4. LITTLE MAC IS ON DE TRACK.
New-York:
Published by WM. A. POND & CO., 547 Broadway.
SOLD BY
AMERICAN NEWS COMPANY,
121 NASSAU STREET.
1864.

Library shelfmark, stamps and pencil annotations are not transcribed.