Washington Grays (North Carolina)
Washington Grays may refer to: * Washington Grays (song) * Washington Grays Monument (Philadelphia) * Washington Homestead Grays - a major Negro league baseball team that played from c.1912 to c.1950 * Washington Grays (North Carolina) - regiment * Washington Grays (New York) - regiment * Washington Grays (Philadelphia) The Washington Grays of Philadelphia (also known as Volunteer Corps of Light Infantry, Light Artillery Corps, Washington Grays, Artillery Corps, Washington Grays) was a volunteer regiment which functioned during peace and war. The regiment was f ...

Washington Grays (song)
''Washington Grays'' is an American march composed by Claudio S. Grafulla in 1861. It is a mainstay of both the parade and concert band march repertoire. Grafulla's most popular piece was composed for the 8th Regiment, a New York state militia based at the Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx. The term "Grays" in the title refers to the color of the regimental uniforms. The band books of the American Civil War (including the Port Royal Band Books arranged by Grafulla) included many charts of the prolific composer's music, including this composition. There are elements of the Italian and German march in ''Washington Grays'', with running sixteenth notes and responding bass voices creating a counterpoint. ''Washington Grays'' breaks the march formula by containing no introduction, break strain, or stinger. Frederick Fennell wrote of this march: "Masterfully simple, effectively contrasting, its incessant flow of musical ideas is overwhelmingly convincing. It is a march of great passion ...
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Washington Grays Monument
''Washington Grays Monument'', also known as the Pennsylvania Volunteer, is a bronze statue by John A. Wilson. The monument represents the Washington Grays who served in the 17th, 21st and 49th Pennsylvania Militia during the American Civil War. In 1925, almost 20 years after the sculpture was made, renowned sculptor and art historian Lorado Taft wrote, "No American sculpture has surpassed the compelling power which John A. Wilson put into his steady, motionless 'Pennsylvania Volunteer'." Joseph Wilson built the base of the monument which was unveiled on April 19, 1872. Over 35 years later John Wilson sculpted the bronze statue, which was dedicated on April 18, 1908 at Washington Square, and rededicated June 14, 1991 at its present location in front of the Union League of Philadelphia, 140 South Broad Street, in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The sculpture is positioned adjacent to the sculpture 1st Regiment Infantry National Guard of Philadelphia. History ...
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Homestead Grays
The Homestead Grays (also known as Washington Grays or Washington Homestead Grays) were a professional baseball team that played in the Negro league baseball, Negro leagues in the United States. The team was formed in 1912 in sports, 1912 by Cumberland Posey, and remained in continuous operation for 38 seasons. The team was originally based in Homestead, Pennsylvania, adjacent to Pittsburgh. By the 1920s, with increasing popularity in the Pittsburgh region, the team retained the name "Homestead" but crossed the Monongahela River to play all home games in Pittsburgh, at the Pittsburgh Pirates' home Forbes Field and the Pittsburgh Crawfords' home Greenlee Field. From 1940 until 1942, the Grays played half of their home games in Washington, D.C., while remaining in Pittsburgh for all other home stands. As attendance at their games in the nation's capital grew, by 1943, the Grays were playing more than two-thirds of their home games in Washington.Snyder, Brad (2003). ''Beyond the Sha ...
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Washington Grays (North Carolina)
Washington Grays may refer to: * Washington Grays (song) * Washington Grays Monument (Philadelphia) * Washington Homestead Grays - a major Negro league baseball team that played from c.1912 to c.1950 * Washington Grays (North Carolina) - regiment * Washington Grays (New York) - regiment * Washington Grays (Philadelphia) The Washington Grays of Philadelphia (also known as Volunteer Corps of Light Infantry, Light Artillery Corps, Washington Grays, Artillery Corps, Washington Grays) was a volunteer regiment which functioned during peace and war. The regiment was f ...

Washington Grays (New York)
Washington Grays may refer to: * Washington Grays (song) * Washington Grays Monument (Philadelphia) * Washington Homestead Grays - a major Negro league baseball team that played from c.1912 to c.1950 * Washington Grays (North Carolina) - regiment * Washington Grays (New York) - regiment * Washington Grays (Philadelphia) The Washington Grays of Philadelphia (also known as Volunteer Corps of Light Infantry, Light Artillery Corps, Washington Grays, Artillery Corps, Washington Grays) was a volunteer regiment which functioned during peace and war. The regiment was f ...