Work called Quincy home for a time.

This article focuses on Henry Clay Work, a 19th-century American composer known for his influential Civil War-era and postwar songs. Born in Connecticut in 1832, Work spent part of his childhood in Quincy, Illinois, where his abolitionist father was active in assisting escaped slaves. Work gained prominence with compositions such as "Kingdom Coming," "Marching Through Georgia," and "My Grandfather's Clock," the latter becoming a widely popular song that influenced the naming of the grandfather clock. His music often reflected themes of freedom, war, and social issues like alcoholism, and he continued composing until his death in 1884. In 1970, Work was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.