July 27, 2026
Tag: Andrew B. Bowering
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Andrew B. Bowering
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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
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November 24, 2021 2 Comments
What happens when a postcard advertising a magazine is used to invite guests to tea? Postcard History claims there is a story behind every postcard. Our motto has never been more apropos then here. A society family invites neighbors to tea. The hosts, their guests, a cheap magazine, a fishmonger and a cat all have history. Here is some of it.