I believe it was no less an authority than General Robert E. Lee who said
something like "You cannot have an army without music." Note the importance
of music and self-expression in the current flap about the Pep Band at UVa.
And of course there is that wonderful story about how the strains of DIXIE
caused the tired, beaten soldiers of the Army of Northern Virginia to
straighten up, get a spring in their step, etc. (at Appomatox, I believe it
was.)
Randy Cabell
----- Original Message -----
From: "Debra Rookard" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 10:51 PM
Subject: Re: Music @ Stonewall Jackson's Funeral
> Thanks for posting this Bill. I would really like to become more familiar
with the roll
> that music played in wartime.
>
> Two wars earlier, my father's ancestor John Justice was immortalized as
the Fifer in the
> Spirit of 1776 painting. Little brother Simeon was the drummer. Might
anyone know the
> identity of the flag bearer?
>
> John and Simeon Justice were in the South Carolina Militia and fought
under Francis 'Swamp
> Fox' Marion in the battles to run the Brits out of
Charleston.Greatgrandsons later enlisted
> in the 34th VA.
>
> Music is genetic.Didn't intend to change the subject.
>
> Debra
> Grand Daughter of Stonewall Jackson Blackwell
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 9:55 PM
> Subject: Re: Music @ Stonewall Jackson's Funeral
>
>
> : Awhile back there was a discussion on one of the groups I'm part of
about
> : Arthur Benjamin Bowering. He was a Bugler in the 30th VA Inf. A copy of
an
> : article written in the 1890s was posted. In it A.B. Bowering talked
about his
> : musical experience during the war. He was responsible for organizing
the
> : music for Jackson's funeral procession, according to this article. As I
> : recall the article Handel's DEAD MARCH from SAUL was the music played.
> : BTW his son when to VMI and wrote the Spirit of VMI song. A B. Bowering
> : taught music in Fredericksburg before the war and after the war.
According to
> : him he played the last bugle call (church call which was also used for a
> : truce call) for Lee's Army in April 1865.
> :
> : Bill Buser
> : Chief Bugler
> : 35th Battalion Va. Cavalry (Reenactment)
> :
> :
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