An Excerpt From Twenty-Four Notes That Tap Deep Emotions: The story of America’s most famous bugle call

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14 Responses to “An Excerpt From Twenty-Four Notes That Tap Deep Emotions: The story of America’s most famous bugle call”

1. Carson Lunde says:

   December 14, 2011 at 5:56 pm

   I am editor of the Scuttlebutt; AMVETS Post 60 newsletter, in Wisconsin. I am always interested in stories and found the internet false story in another veteran ublication. I am so glad I looked for verification of the true story. Your web site is the best I have ever seen on the topic. And thanks for the link to Bugles Across America. I have met one of the buglers at many veterans events here in Wisconsin.
2. Tapsbugler says:

   November 13, 2011 at 9:51 pm

   http://tapsbugler.com/why-the-name-taps/
3. Jennifer Hollings says:

   November 13, 2011 at 4:09 pm

   Does anyone know why “Taps” is so called?
4. Jim says:

   October 5, 2011 at 4:00 am

   Chuck says:
   September 22, 2011 at 3:39 pm
   What differance does it make? I like the story. It does not hurt anyone.

   You’d sooner believe a lie than the truth because it makes you feel good?
   I’ll bet you still leave cookies for Santa and look mfor a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.
5. Chuck says:

   September 22, 2011 at 3:39 pm

   What differance does it make? I like the story. It does not hurt anyone.
6. Mikayla Faye says:

   September 9, 2011 at 6:07 am

   This was super helpful, thank you!

   God Bless,
   ~Mikayla~
7. Bruce Keddie says:

   August 26, 2011 at 9:39 pm

   Stumbled on this website and found it of great interest. We here in New Zealand are preparing for the 75th anniversary of US Marines coming to support us during WW II.
   I served 20+ years in the NZ Army mostly in a unit called NZ Scots. I play the bagpipes and after looking at the music on this site have tried it on my pipes. You may be interested to know that it sounds very special and just as moving.
8. Phyllis Scott Johnson says:

   May 24, 2011 at 9:06 pm

   In searching on Google Images for artwork by my great-uncle, Julian Scott, I came across his painting of the wounded buglar in your article. however there was no credit given in article or a caption about the painting. What is your source? I own a grise painting and a lithograph of it. Do you know the story in the painting? Boy is signaling a retreat,,,,and more. Your article by Forbes is great, and as an artist I’m sure he would have liked to see credits given to all the artists in the story.
9. Chris Sutton says:

   May 13, 2011 at 1:13 pm

   Mr. Villanueva, it was a pleasure to hear you speak at the Jefferson Education Society in May 2011. This proved to be a delightful introduction to the history of Taps for me. I enjoyed hearing you play Taps and the many bugle calls used during the Cival War era.

   Thank you for your extensive research and presentation.

   Chris
10. Roy Jaruk says:

    March 8, 2011 at 1:59 pm

    The bugle call General Butterfield did not like is the opening phrase of today’s “Tattoo.” It’s a rather long call and is/was supposed to be sounded an hour before Taps to start Scouts or soldiers on their way back to their quarters. I can recall being ordered to sound it by our Scoutmaster at summer camp and afterwards being asked by my fellow Scouts if I was just jamming or what.

    Taps, whether written by Butterfield or simply adapted from a phrase of an earlier call written in Scott’s Tactics, is much more appropriate to the end of the day, and of course for use at a military funeral.
11. Ayse Atasoy says:

    December 16, 2010 at 1:57 pm

    Dear Sir,

    I am one of those to whom this little girl’s performance video was sent to.
    The mail i received had an introductory paragraph saying that it the song was played in the movie “From here to eternity” and ever since was used in military funerals ceremonies!

    I just wanted to check the reliability of the information… you can guesse the rest : from one page to another; from one text to another… a curious mind surf on internet… => and here i am.

    I just wanted to thank you for all that you have written; or let me say in a most respectfull and proper way : Thank you for who you are.. because all that you have written make you as You..
    You have enlightened one more.
    A new admirer of yours from Istanbul
12. Richard Royer says:

    November 18, 2010 at 3:21 pm

    This site and your fine research are great. You really do not know how many people do not know about this.
    Thanks

    Richard Royer
    ALR CH 193 Chapin, S.C.
13. John Rogers says:

    November 16, 2010 at 3:04 pm

    First learned and sung at evening campfire at Scout Camp, 1939.
    So moving.
14. Seymour Ubiles says:

    October 22, 2010 at 5:48 am

    Fantastic post of yours, many thanks. The blog just got a new reader.