the French Troupes a Cheval music may be the antecedent to Seymour's Charge. I'll proffer up another alternative (before I even look at the call). Start with...
COOL CALL! Thanks! Definitely could be an Antecedent to the Seymour Charge..... I wonder if their are any 'research' notes at West Point/Carlisle barracks from...
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JOEWHITNEY@...
Nov 3, 2001 6:42 am
You can also hear the second half of Buhl's La Charge at the French Ministry of Defense's bugle call website. Apparently it's still in use today: ...
Recently was re-skimming "72 Days at Gettysburg: Organization of the 10th Regiment, New York Volunteer Cavalry" by George A. Rummel III; White Mane Publishing...
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Powelltpt@...
Nov 5, 2001 5:37 am
Guess what, RJ, your mail is including a picture add for Classmates.com and Yahoo. My server is advising me not to open it if I don't know who it is from. Good...
Guess what, RJ, your mail is including a picture add for Classmates.com and Yahoo. My server is advising me not to open it if I don't know who it is from. Good...
In re: 10th NY Cav. Friend of mine has an ancestor in the 10th NY Cav, and recently acquired his letters and his diary. For kicks, I'll ask him if there are...
Thanks! This unit sat around for MUCH of the war.....but starting at Gettysburg they were in the thick of it..... Most of their deaths were from...
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JOEWHITNEY@...
Nov 5, 2001 3:53 pm
"Taps was NOT sounded by the 10th NY Cavalry while in camp near Gettysburg, Winter 1862. And of course, the now obvious. Just because it's written doesn't mean...
First, Thanks to Alex for looking for information on the 10thy NY Cav. There is a limited amount of information easily at hand on this regiment. The...
Rummel's book, as cited. The unit didn't do a lot in 1862..... They didn't have horses for a LONG time. Brandy Station was in mid 1863....the war had been...
Joe, maybe you miss the connection between CAVALRY, TO EXTINGUISH LIGHTS, AND TATTOO? Rummel's quote for the period orders is Tattoo (which is To Extinguish ...
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Powelltpt@...
Nov 5, 2001 5:15 pm
This one does not. Did you do something different? David P....
RJ, My opinion of Rummels' book is that it is an interesting story, though generally not very well written, and that it does only deal with the first 9 months...
Must be a connection that the East Cavalry battle field was centered on the RUMMEL farm....and that George Rummel III wrote the book. RJ Samp Sr. Consultant ...
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JOEWHITNEY@...
Nov 5, 2001 8:34 pm
I got the connection, RJ, but I guess I should have made myself clearer. I wasn't making any distinction between infantry and cavalry in my comments, so I...
I hear you Joe, thanks for the clarification. Obviously further research is needed on Cavalry/Artillery Taps/Howe/cavalry bugler making it up/drum taps. For...
G Cavalry Trumpet. Note the captive Mouthpiece system. This one's in great shape. RJ Samp Title of item: JAPANESE WW2 BUGLE Seller: pre98 Starts: Nov-05-01...
For all you buglers who may not check out the acwbugler.org discussion board, I just wanted to let you guys know that we're planning on having a buglers' ...
Bring a toothbrush....don't want to gum up the pigtail crooks... RJ Samp Sr. Consultant Cowley and Associates 100 W Roosevelt Rd Bldg A2, Ste 201 Wheaton, IL...
Greetings, Here is a new web page you all may want to check out. It was put together by a gentleman by the name of Jeff Mitchell. Jeff is a well known brass...
Thanks! Now which one is a bugle, and which one is a trumpet..... RJ Samp Sr. Consultant Cowley and Associates 100 W Roosevelt Rd Bldg A2, Ste 201 Wheaton, IL...
Would anything with a valve be considered a "trumpet" Also check out the photo of the clairon w/crook in the "Early Years" section. Doug ... From: RJ Samp...
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robert_m_goodman@...
Nov 9, 2001 7:02 pm
Doug: In his web site, Jeff Mitchell writes: "In the early 20th century the US military bugle was redesigned. It became more cylindrical and it's bell shape...
Bob, I too, had some questions about Jeff's knowledge about the early days of the bugle. Please understand that he is of the modern day drum and bugle corps ...
Excellent stuff Bob! Those lower pitched Cavalry Trumpets were used because they are easier to sound while mounted and moving. Also (in the case of the Eb)...
RJ; After reading and rereading what you have written, I can agree with just about everything the only question I have is weather or not "Attention" might not...
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Richard Sweeney
RAPAM@...
Nov 10, 2001 3:12 am
RJ Artillery and Cavalry were mounted services, Artillery Buglers rode horses just like Cavalry buglers. If by seated you meant on a limber, you've never ...
A horse IS much more comfortable, a lot more safe on the teeth, and a lot less bouncing and sliding around than on a limber chest. Plus, there is no physical...
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Richard Sweeney
RAPAM@...
Nov 10, 2001 10:25 pm
Absolutely True!! Rich Sweeney 5th Massachusetts Battery ... A horse IS much more comfortable, a lot more safe on the teeth, and a lot less bouncing and...
