Taps

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The story behind Taps
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Taps is the bugle call the United States military plays to signal lights out and to honor the dead at funerals. General Daniel Butterfield reworked it in 1862, during the Civil War, from an older call, with help from his brigade bugler Oliver Norton. The familiar words that open with “Day is done” were added later and exist in several versions, including the Scout verses printed here.

When Johnny Comes Marching Home

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

About When Johnny Comes Marching Home
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This is one of the best known songs of the American Civil War. The bandmaster Patrick Gilmore published it in 1863 under the pen name Louis Lambert, and people on both sides took it up as a hopeful picture of soldiers returning. The melody is usually played in a minor key, and it has long been tied to the older Irish tune “Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye,” though which one came first is still argued.

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Taps

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When Johnny Comes Marching Home

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The story behind Taps
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About When Johnny Comes Marching Home
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