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26th North Carolina Regimental Band

26th North Carolina Regimental Band

Members of the Salem Moravian Church Band joined the Confederacy and marched with the 26th North Carolina Regiment throughout the Civil War. The original photograph was taken in July or August 1862, while the soldiers were on furlough in Salem.

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  1. Missing from this photo, apparently because he was ill, is the drummer, W.A. Reich. Later, as Gus Rich, he became famous throughout the South as a magician.

    Future NC governor Zeb Vance was a colonel in this regiment. While he was governor, the band serenaded him at his hotel in Salem.

    1 | Fam Brownlee Saturday, February 13, 2010 2:17 pm

  2. […] minister but also a very good musician. His grandfather, in fact, had been the leader of the 26th North Carolina Regimental Band during the Civil War. It was from Mr. Mickey that I learned that liturgy isn’t a meaningless […]

    2 | One Degree of Separation: Andy Griffith (1926-2012) | Laughing Water Wednesday, July 4, 2012 8:56 am

  3. Thank you both for your excellent comments!

    3 | Gary Albert Monday, August 13, 2012 8:53 am

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Image Details

created
c. 1916 - copy of original
creator
Unknown
description
Members of the Salem Moravian Church Band joined the Confederacy and marched with the 26th North Carolina Regiment throughout the Civil War. The original photograph was taken in July or August 1862, while the soldiers were on furlough in Salem.
hasFormat
Silver Print
hasVersion
4214.44
identifier
https://www.digitalforsyth.org/jpg/ols/hp1/ols_hp1_00025.jpg, https://www.digitalforsyth.org/jpg/ols/hp1/ols_hp1_00025-th.jpg, https://hdl.handle.net/10339/17472
isPartOf
Pilot Project
isReferencedBy
ols_hp1_25
publisher
Old Salem Digtial Forsyth
rights
These images are protected by copyright restrictions. Please contact the owning library (Old Salem Digtial Forsyth) for more information.
rightsHolder
Old Salem Museums & Gardens
subject
Forsyth County (N.C.) -- History -- Pictorial works, Forsyth County (N.C.) -- History -- Sources, Digital Forsyth
title
26th North Carolina Regimental Band
issued
2008-12-01T19:40:17Z
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