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.
-Paul Pullen
Maybe Greenville didn't play very well and some of his barrack friends thought if both arms were broken he would not be able to hold the fife.
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