“If you read the “Godfather” by mario Puzo, you can understand the mentality of these neo-yanks.”
I hear ya! I’ve read it but still can’t fathom such a sick mentality.
Good morning to you, tonka_truck!
Here’s a link which is so easy to read that even kidz can grasp the concept, thus the archive title, “gettkidz”. Perhaps you can follow along with this one.
http://www.nps.gov/archive/gett/gettkidz/music.htm
But just in case you don’t read it all here are two of the highlights:
“The most important use of drums was on the battlefield where they were used to communicate orders from the commanding officers and signal troop movement.”
“Instead, they used bugles to sound the different calls in camp and on the march. The bugler was considered a cavalry regiment’s musician. Cavalrymen became so familiar with their own musician and his bugle calls, that they could often distinguish his calls from that of another regiment. Like the cavalry, artillery units also used bugles in camp and on the battlefield. One could tell who was camped where by the sounds of drums or bugles being played.”
I rest my case regarding the importance of musicians.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF-QIJyLhKQ
Here’s you a video in which a grandson of a Confederate soldier share’s his thoughts. He speaks in several segments, and in one segment he displays a photo of his grandfather’s unit’s reunion. He is proud of his grandfather’s service. Perhaps he is one you wish to contact so you can denigrate his ancestor’s service?