Piano and voice - Digital Download SKU: LV.22509 Composed by Rev. Father Rotchford. Civil war--Confederate, Patriotism, Robert E. Lee, Military officers. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.22509). The Sword of Robert Lee. Words by Father A.J. Ryan. Music Composed by Rev. Father Rotchford of Memphis, Tenn. Published 1867 by E.A. Benson, 317 Main St. in Memphis, Tenn. Composition of strophic with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Civil war--Confederate, Patriotism, Robert E. Lee, Military officers. First line reads Forth from its scabbard pure and bright, flash'd the sword of Lee.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.