Almost every day when I check my e-mails, I get a message or two asking about or forwarding a story for my comment or enlightenment. It starts with, "Reportedly it all began during the Civil War…" and goes on to relate the story of Union Captain Ellicombe and how he finds his wounded Confederate son on a battlefield. The story is that the music of Taps is found in the pocket of the young man and that's how the call came into being. It is a heartwarming and poignant story, but false.
Posts published in “Buglers Through History”
On the anniversary of the funeral services for President John F. Kennedy, a look at the sounding of Taps that was heard worldwide. A Bugle…
A question has come up as to what the original key was for Taps. Whether or not it was played on a G Bugle, or…
