One of the fun factors of postcard collecting is the surprises we have when something new comes along. What could more fun than receiving a card with a dog’s left paw print in the message space?
At age eighteen, Andrew served, with the rank of private, as a bugler at the first battle of Manassas. He moved up quickly, and by July 1861 was a musician in Virginia’s 30th Regimental Band, and then on June 1, 1862, he was promoted to principal musician. He distinguished himself as a composer of dozens […]