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>I got this from my wife: > >Taps (For Veterans Day) > >Story Date: 11/11/2005 > >We in the United States have all heard the haunting >song, "Taps." It's the >song that gives us that lump in our throats and >usually tears in our eyes. > >But, do you know the story behind the song? If not, I >think you will be >interested to find out about its humble beginnings. >Reportedly, it all >began in 1862 during the Civil War when Union Army >Captain Robert >Ellicombe was with his men near Harrison's Landing in >Virginia. The >Confederate Army was on the other side of the narrow >strip of land. > >During the night, Captain Ellicombe heard the moans of >a soldier who lay >severely wounded on the field. Not knowing if it was a >Union or Confederate >soldier, the Captain decided to risk his life and >bring the >stricken man back for medical attention. > >Crawling on his stomach through the gunfire, the >Captain reached the >stricken soldier and began pulling him toward his >encampment. When the >Captain finally reached his own lines, he discovered >it was actually a >Confederate soldier, but the soldier was dead. The >Captain lit a lantern >and suddenly caught his breath and went numb with >shock. In the dim light, >he saw the face of the soldier. It was his own son. >The boy had been >studying music in the South when the war broke out. > >Without telling his father, the boy enlisted in the >Confederate Army. The >following morning, heartbroken, the father asked >permission of his >superiors to give his son a full military burial, >despite his enemy >status. His request was only partially granted. The >Captain had asked if he >could have a group of Army band members play a funeral >dirge for his son at >the funeral. The request was turned down since the >soldier was a >Confederate. But out of respect for the father, they >did say they could >give him only one musician. > >The Captain chose a bugler. He asked the bugler to >play a series of musical >notes he had found on a piece of paper in the pocket >of the dead youth's >uniform. This wish was granted. The haunting melody, >we now know as "Taps" >... used at military funerals was born. > >The words are: > >Day is done ... Gone the sun ... From the lakes ... >From the hills... From >the sky ... All is well ... Safely rest ... God is >nigh.
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