Before there was a “Sam The Bugler” (the racetrack trumpeter in New York) there was “Buglin’ Sam” DeKemel. Before there was a “Sam The Bugler”…
Posts published in “General Interest”
The extraordinary life and lasting military legacy of Oliver Willcox Norton
By Tapsbugler on February 6, 2018
Soldier, Author, Bugler The extraordinary life and lasting military legacy of Oliver Willcox Norton By Theodore J. Karle Published here with the kind permission of…
Calvin Titus
By Tapsbugler on February 1, 2018
Calvin Pearl Titus September 22, 1879 -May 27, 1966 On August 14, 1900 U.S. Army Corporal and Trumpeter Calvin P Titus performed a daring exploit…
The Evolution of Taps
By Tapsbugler on January 27, 2018
THE EVOLUTION OF TAPS The twenty-four notes we know as Taps has been in use in the US military since its origin in 1862. It…
Diary of a World War One Bugler
By Tapsbugler on January 19, 2018
DIARY OF A WWI BUGLER Diary kept by Wayne W. DeSilvey, 1st Bugler of Company I, 112th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, serving with the…
Joy in the Mourning
By Tapsbugler on December 21, 2017
Some thoughts on the words to Taps. From: “Joy in the Mourning” by Leslie Harder A few weeks ago, my mind wandered to the…
The Lincoln Bugle
By Tapsbugler on November 30, 2017
“The Lincoln Bugle? History not proven.” Someone spent over $100,00 for a nice family heirloom whose connection with the Lincoln Funeral is a story. by…
A Sousa Reader Essays, Interviews, and Clippings BOOK REVIEW
By Tapsbugler on November 13, 2017
A Sousa Reader Essays, Interviews, and Clippings Edited by Bryan Proksch with a forward by John Philip Sousa IV Published 2017, GIA Publications, Chicago. 184…
