Saturday, May 25, 2024

a One..a Two, a Three - Hit It!

 

The fife is a symbol of one of the musical instruments played in the Revolutionary War.
It was also played in the War of 1812. In the War of 1812 my g-g-g- grandfather Greenville Pullen (1788-1860) was a military musician who tooted a fife. Here is what I have on him and his fife:
He was in the War of 1812. Enlisted in Milledgeville, Ga., in 1814 for a term of eighteen months. He was discharged at Fort Jack, near Savannah, Ga. He enlisted as a private and later was appointed musician, a fifer for the company. Records show he was discharged after both arms were broken in an accident while at work on barracks.
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!

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