Ah, music soothes the savage breast, to quote somebody or other.  Indeed, there are a number of reports of bands of the Union and Confederacy seranading one another (battle of the bands?) with their favorite songs.  Often they alternated.... Yankee Doodle by the band in blue, Bonnie Blue Flag by the boys in gray, Hail Columbia....  Dixie.....  

All the more meaningful re the upcoming Jamestown CD (oophs)  since those two tunes reported at Fredericksburg were played at the 1807 celebration, YANKEE DOODLE, interestingly enough following the final toast ....

"May each return of this National Festival give new energy to the patriotism of Virginia."

Randy Cabell
The Trumpeter of Jamestowne




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carolyn Carpenter" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 9:19 AM
Subject: [VA-HIST] Musical Bombardment


> While transcribing the Civil War diary of Betty Herndon Maury who was
> living in Fredericksburg VA, I camed across the following passage dated
> Sunday, April 20, 1862:
> 
> I heard the Yankees this evening with their full brass band
> playing 'Yankee Doodle' and 'the star spangled banner'.  I could not
> realize that they were enemies and invaders.  The old tunes brought back
> recollections of the old love for them.  It was a sad and painful feeling.
> 
> Carolyn Carpenter
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