I wish I had seen this earlier. I don't stop by the Mudcat that often.

I would have voted for:

The Faded Coat of Blue - Civil War song

and out of all the Stephen Foster songs mentioned, I don't believe anyone mentioned my childhood fave: Beautiful Dreamer.

I used to make my parents sing that to me night after night. I also used to make them sing me 'The Prisoners Song' (If I had the wings of an angel) and 'Streets of Laredo'. Lord what a morbid child I must have been.

I'd love to hear how it went as well!