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Musical Reenactment Units
| Americus Brass Band |
"The foremost professional Civil War band in the country, the
Americus Brass Band was founded in 1976 at California State University, Long Beach.
Originally attracted to Civil War reenacting, the band's musicians sought authenticity in
dress and instrumentation as well as music. ..." |
| Olde Towne Brass |
"Olde Towne Brass is a group of musicians who perform in the
manner of early American bands. They dress in uniforms of these bands, perform on original
instruments, and play original music from this period. ..." |
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Roman
Festival Brass |
"The Roman Festival Brass was formed in the spring of
2000 to provide our area's finest brass and percussionists a challenging
and rewarding performance vehicle. The Roman Festival Brass's membership
is by invitation only."
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| 28th Pennsylvania Regimental
Brass Band |
"In 1991, Ken and Bruce Cavender along
with several other musicians from the 28th PA, inaugurated the revival of the Beck
Philadelphia Band. ..." |
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33rd Illinois
Volunteer Infantry Regiment Band |
"Our performances are a tribute to the soldiers and
musicians of the North and South who fought for what they believed to be right. ..." |
Reenactment Units
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2nd Wisconsin
Infantry |
"Banded together to reenact the
lifestyle and celebrate the accomplishments of the
original Second Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry of '61
and the State Of Wisconsin in the Civil War, ..." |
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3rd Michigan Infantry |
Research Project |
| 3rd Battery of the First Regiment of Michigan Light Artillery |
"The Battery owns and uses two full scale 10 pounder Parrott
cannon and limbers, and occasionally has the use of a third. Third Battery members are
located across southern Michigan, concentrated within the area bounded by Kalamazoo,
Jackson, Lansing, and Coldwater, but many members also live outside that area. ..." |
| 4th
Texas, Company E |
"The 4th Texas is a member of the Medich Battalion, an association
of Confederate units that attend large events, and work together as battalions did during
the war. ..." |
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8th Georgia |
During the battle of Gettysburg, the 8th Georgia attacked the
Wheatfield at the spot where the 5th's Brigade was positioned. The 8th came into
contact with the 17th Maine. |
| 110th
Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment |
"The Juniata Regiment" - The 110th was part of the 3rd
Corps - 1st Division - 3rd Brigade along with the 3rd and 5th Michigan. |
| Elliott's Scouts - 1st Missouri
Cavalry Battalion |
"To honor these men, Elliott's Scouts was re-mustered as
Calvary fighting on foot (no horses) in the spring of 1994. In a situation very rare to
reenacting, the Scouts charter two posts of Explorer Scouts, BSA, giving the youths aged
14 and up the opportunity to participate in structured Living History. ..." |
Research
| THE THIRD CORPS UNION
(ASSOCIATION) |
Dedicated to the memory of those who fought
with the III Corps of the Army of the Potomac, 1862-1864
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| American Folksongs |
Airs, Ballads, Ditties, Folksongs, Hymns and War Songs /
Lieder aus allen Ländern. This is a fantastic archive of songs, lyrics, and MIDI
arrangements.
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| American Civil War Homepage |
"The American Civil War Homepage gathers together in
one place hypertext links to the most useful identified electronic files about the
American Civil War (1861-1865). The page opens a gateway to the Internet's multi-formatted
resources about what is arguably the seminal event in American history. ..."
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| Civil War Poetry and Music |
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| Civil-War.Net |
"Great Links from The Civil War Home Page..."
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| Digital Tradition Folksong Database |
"a magazine devoted to blues and folk music ..."
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| Gettysburg Discussion Group |
"The Gettysburg Discussion Group was
founded by Bob and Dennis Lawrence in January of 1995. Our primary mission is to preserve
the documents connected with Gettysburg on this site. The GDG also provides a forum for
discussion of the Battle of Gettysburg for over 700 members from throughout the world.
Anyone with an interest in the three days in July of 1863 that changed the world we live
in is invited to join. There are no fees or restrictions involved in membership. ..."
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| James River Publications |
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| Michigan in the Civil
War |
"I am an avid historian of the war of the rebellion of
1861 to 1865, and in particular the Battle of Gettysburg. The information I have on this
site is a result of many years of research. I have published this site as an aid to those
whose quest for information may be less time consuming than mine. Feel free to download
any information that you may want to archive for your personal records. ..."
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| Military Academies |
Welcome to SALUTE!, my tribute to
America's military academies, schools, colleges, and institutes.
Eventually, I hope, this site will be the definitive source for
information about these institutions.
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| Reenactors
Home Page |
"Online 'magazine' devoted to reenacting and 'Civil
War' history ..."
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Background Music: In The Sweet Bye and Bye |
