Posts published in “History of Taps”

Air Force Sergeant Traces Bugle’s History

By Tapsbugler on September 15, 2017

Air Force Sergeant Traces Bugle’s History By Rudi Williams American Forces Press Service ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 8, 2000 – Military buglers have been communicating with…

A BUGLE STORY from the 26th North Carolina Regimental Band

By Tapsbugler on June 28, 2017

A BUGLE STORY The 26th North Carolina Regimental Band was a group of Moravian musicians who served as the band for the 26th North Carolina Troops, Confederated…

The Seventh-Inning Stretch

By Tapsbugler on June 23, 2017

The Seventh-Inning Stretch Origin (or not) of a baseball tradition By David Emery Popular memory has been unkind to William Howard Taft, twenty-seventh President of…

Civil War Re-enacting for the Bugler

By Tapsbugler on June 12, 2017

CIVIL WAR RE-ENACTING FOR THE BUGLER Re-enacting the American Civil War is a popular hobby not only in the United States but also around the…

Taps Bugle Calls in Other Nations

By Tapsbugler on May 31, 2017

TRADITIONS AND USAGE The custom of honoring the dead at burials and memorial services with trumpet and bugle calls dates back to Biblical times. Ancient…

Charles Clarke Bugler Company G 7th US Cavalry

By Tapsbugler on March 24, 2017

Charles Clarke, Bugler Company G 7th US Cavalry By Sam Young, Fort Larned NHS Volunteer The painting below titled “Get ‘Em, Boys!” by Jerry Thomas,…

Performance Guidelines for Taps

By Tapsbugler on March 9, 2017

The Significance of Taps There are two pieces of music that particularly stir the hearts and emotions of Americans — The Star-Spangled Banner and Taps.…

The Apollo One Fire

By Tapsbugler on January 27, 2017

The Apollo One Fire It was the words that froze the NASA flight controllers in their seats, “Fire!, we’ve got a fire in the cockpit.”…