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A German immigrant, Frank H. Rauscher was the bandleader of the Collis Zouave regiment from Philadelphia. He published this memoir in 1892, a wonderfully wry firsthand account of his experience during the Civil War. Zouaves were regiments patterned after the French troops in North Africa, and throughout the war, this regiment stayed clothed in the colorful Zouave uniform of baggy red pants, short coats, and turbans. Sponsored by a wealthy textile merchant, the regiment featured this exceptional band, many of them from the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia. Rauscher discusses many episodes of the band's experience, including capture after the Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862), playing dirges at executions, and their temporary attachment to General Meade's headquarters.
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Music on the march, 1862-65, with the Army of the Potomac: 114th Regt. P.V. Collis' Zouaves
1989, W.M. Fell
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Microfilm. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1989. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.
Call number of original: E527.5.114th.
Master microform held by: DLC.
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