Sixteenth Maine at Gettysburg
The History of "Taps"
Clip | 2m 34s
"Taps" is the most recognized of the military bugle calls.
Of all the military bugle calls, none is so easily recognized or more apt to render emotion than "Taps." Here is "Taps" Historian & Bugler, Jari Villanueva sharing the history of "Taps."
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Sixteenth Maine at Gettysburg is a local public television program presented by Maine PBS
Funding was provided by The Maine State Archives through a grant from The Davis Family Foundation and by Central Maine Heart & Vascular Institute and Electricity Maine.
Sixteenth Maine at Gettysburg
The History of "Taps"
Clip | 2m 34s
Of all the military bugle calls, none is so easily recognized or more apt to render emotion than "Taps." Here is "Taps" Historian & Bugler, Jari Villanueva sharing the history of "Taps."
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