(In the southeast corner of the 2,000-acre Sakura Park in New York City stands a bronze statue of Maj. Gen. Daniel Butterfield, a Civil War hero born and raised in Utica. It was sculpted by Gutzon ...
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Myth about origins of 'Taps' has existed for decades
The solemn U.S. military bugle call "Taps" originated with a Union Army father finding the melody written on paper in the pocket of his deceased Confederate soldier son. Rating: False (About this ...
The history of taps is somewhat clouded in controversy. Although other versions of the tune's origin exist, the one most accepted by military historians goes as follows: Taps began as a revision to ...
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