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Charles Carroll Sawyer

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Charles Carroll Sawyer Veteran

Birth
Connecticut, USA
Death
4 Oct 1891 (aged 57–58)
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Burial
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Son of Joshua Sawyer.

A death announcement was published in The Sun on October 06, 1891; it lists Walter F Duckworth as Charles' son in law.

Charles owned a publishing company in Brooklyn, New York,

Henry Tucker (music) and Charles Sawyer (lyrics) collaborated on "When this Cruel War is Over", also known as "Weeping, Sad and Lonely". Some sources suggest this song was associated with Union troops during the Civil War; others state that the song was popular with both Union and Confederate soldiers.

Sawyer also wrote the lyrics for songs written by other composers. His works include:
I Dreamed my Boy was Home Again
Mother Would Comfort Me
Who Will Care for Mother Now
Shake Hands with Uncle Sam

An obituary was published in The Publishers' Weekly – No. 1028 on October 10, 1891.
Son of Joshua Sawyer.

A death announcement was published in The Sun on October 06, 1891; it lists Walter F Duckworth as Charles' son in law.

Charles owned a publishing company in Brooklyn, New York,

Henry Tucker (music) and Charles Sawyer (lyrics) collaborated on "When this Cruel War is Over", also known as "Weeping, Sad and Lonely". Some sources suggest this song was associated with Union troops during the Civil War; others state that the song was popular with both Union and Confederate soldiers.

Sawyer also wrote the lyrics for songs written by other composers. His works include:
I Dreamed my Boy was Home Again
Mother Would Comfort Me
Who Will Care for Mother Now
Shake Hands with Uncle Sam

An obituary was published in The Publishers' Weekly – No. 1028 on October 10, 1891.


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