(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (to Music) - On this day in 1864, Confederate officer, Maj. Warren Adams wrote to Lt. Iredell Jones describing his opposition to the transfer of regimental musician Albert Kelchberger - "[I] find it impossible to consent to his being transferred to any other organization. If he goes to the Maryland line it will only be because there is to that effect a special order from the war department, and it may be impossible for me to prevent him. Still I shall use every possible endeavor to present him from leaving this Regiment..." (Link from Smithsonian features David Goss of the 2nd SC String Band) smithsonianmag/video/Music-During-the-American-Civil-War.html
Posted on: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 20:45:02 +0000
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