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School Of Practice
The School of Practice (School of Practice for U.S.A. Field Musicians) at Fort Columbus, Governors Island, in New York Harbor was the United States Army's institute for musical training before and during the American Civil War. Much of the historical documentation of the School comes from ''Ten Years in the Ranks, U.S. Army'', a book written by Augustus Meyers after enlisting at age twelve in the 1850s. The first part deals with the School of Practice. The official training guide, adopted by the War Department, was George G. Bruce George B. Bruce was an American Army drum major during the Civil War. Bruce is best known for co-writing ''The Drummer's and Fifer's Guide'' with Daniel Decatur Emmett. Career George Bruce was taught to play the drum by drum major Riggs in th ...'s '' The Drummers and Fife Guide'', which was used until the end of the Civil War. The school appears to be one of two that were established at Fort Columbus and Newport Barracks, Kentucky in the lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian, was the first Roman emperor; he reigned from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. He is known for being the founder of the Roman Principate, which is the first phase of the Roman Empire, and Augustus is considered one of the greatest leaders in human history. The reign of Augustus initiated an imperial cult as well as an era associated with imperial peace, the ''Pax Romana'' or ''Pax Augusta''. The Roman world was largely free from large-scale conflict for more than two centuries despite continuous wars of imperial expansion on the empire's frontiers and the year-long civil war known as the " Year of the Four Emperors" over the imperial succession. Originally named Gaius Octavius, he was born into an old and wealthy equestrian branch of the plebeian ''gens'' Octavia. His maternal great-uncle Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC, and Octavius was named in Caesar' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
