Very interesting, and a small world. Winston Salem, of course, was/is the home of the band of the 26th North Carolina Band, the only Confederate band other than Virginia's own Stonewall brigade band to be immortalized in a photo from the CW era. And the 26th is the only Confederate band whose complete set of band books survive. Randy Cabell ----- Original Message ----- From: "lillian steele" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 1:37 AM Subject: Last Bugle Call and Music at Gen. Jackson's Funeral > Hello to All: I am an educator and also very interested in using music in a > historical context. I was born in Salisbury,NC which among other things is > the site of a Civil War Prison and a much earlier (late 18th Century) visit > by our First President. Someone mentioned the title of the music played at > General Jackson's funeral. Mrs. Stonewall Jackson attended Salem College > which is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and which, by the way is > the oldest college for women in America. It was founded originally for > young ladies of the Moravian faith but from the beginning was, and still is > open to all young women every where. And the school was racially integrated > during it's early days which I personally consider a major feat. Jane > Steele. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html