I was detailed to the regimental band
Subtitle: how the music continued after 1862 : a compendium of Civil War brass bands from New England : New Hampshire and Vermont volunteers
By: by John F. Bieniarz ; senior editor, Steven Stearns with Rebecca L. Caldwell & Rebecca L. Doucette
Publisher: Sam Teddy Pub.
Published: 2014
Place of publication: South China, Me
Language: eng
Number of pages: 618
ISBN-13: 9781935573838
Subjects: Music and the war; Brass bands; Bands (Music); American Civil War (1861-1865) fast (OCoLC)fst01351658; History and criticism; Military music; History
Other titles: How the music continued after 1862 : a compendium of Civil War brass bands from New England.; Compendium of Civil War brass bands from New England.
Description: "John F. Bieniarz, a modern-day Civil War brass bandsman, has done extensive research to prove the existence of hundreds of regimental brass bands after August 1862. Starting with Massachusetts, the author presents his case regiment by regiment, proving the existence of approximately 50 brass bands, when the state only authorized 23. How was this possible? Because privates from the ranks were ... detailed to the regimental band. His work on New Hampshire and Vermont is presented here ..."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: General notes: Organization of volunteer musicians ; Rank and positions ; Payment of bandsmen ; Regimental bands, 1861 vs. 1862 ; Brigade bands; title: New Hampshire and Vermont: Rosters of bandsmen in New Hampshire and Vermont regiments ; Citation format; title: Summary : New Hampshire and Vermont; title: Bands of the New Hampshire volunteer regiments; title: Bands of the Vermont volunteer regiments; title: Other bands.