Bound compilation of sheet music collected by Sarah Carpenter. The collection includes many works arranged for piano from larger works such as operas, as well as galops, marches, and fantasies. Eugène Ketterer, Brinley Richards, and William Vincent Wallace have multiple works in this volume. About half of the titles were published in New York City, with others in Philadelphia and Boston, as well as several European cities.

Bound compilation of sheet music from a variety of composers, prominently featuring songs about subjects related to the U.S. Civil War, from the Union perspective. Other works include dances for piano with a particular emphasis on galops and waltzes. A majority of titles in this volume were published in Boston, primarily by Oliver Ditson & Co. While the works range in date from 1846 through the 1870s, the most frequently appearing dates are between 1864 and 1866.