The
Taps Project
Arlington
National Cemetery
Visitor
Center
"Taps"
being sounded at the opening ceremonies of the exhibit, May 28, 1999.
The
bugler is Sergeant First Class Allyn Van Patten, United States Army Band.
Various
bugles and tabards onb display at the Arlington National Cemetery Visitor
Center.
Major
General Daniel Butterfield, credited with creating "Taps," wore this sword
throughout the Civil War. The brass spurs are engraved: "To
Genral Daniel Butterfield. Presented by Field
Officers of the 3rd Light Brigade, Porter's Division, Army of the Potomac.
For our admiration of your brilliant generalship on the field at Hanover
Court House, May 27, 1862."
Courtesy
of, and on loan from, the Oneida County Historical Society, Utica, New
York.
This
seven key Royal Kent Bugle was manufacturer by Joseph Greenhill of London.
Keyed bugles were an attempt
to make these instruments chromatic in the time before valves.
On
loan from Dr. Albert Rice, Fiske Museum, California.
World War I Musician's Uniform
This
uniform was worn by Musician E. W. Robinson of the 60th Pioneer Band of
the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment, National Guard. The Corporal rank
indicates a musician, and the buttons on the tunic depict the seal of the
State of Pennsylvania. National Guard units were called into Federal
service during World War I. The small triple-twist B flat bugle was
one of thousands made for the United States Army Quartermaster Corps in
1894. The specifications authorized by the Quartermaster General
in 1894. The specification number was 1152 and can be found on all
of the bells of these bugles, along with the manufacturer and depots (Chicago
or Philadelphia) where the bugles were distributed. These bugles
were standard issue for the United States Army Infantry during World War
I.