Nov 21, 2010

Lifting Our Voices in Song

In this clip of the Trenton Thanksgiving Day Parade, you'll hear us singing while we march. Audiences like this and cheer us on, but this is not done just to entertain the crowd. It's part of the history. Modern military groups in parades call cadence to keep in step and sing marching songs during drill. In Rev War and Civil War periods, as well as calling cadences, soldiers on the march played and sang popular music, gave inspiring music for their cause, sang the praises about their leader or regiment, marked their return from battle, or sang about military life. In those times when travel took so long by foot, it helped keep up the spirit and helped the endure the hardships.

Nov 18, 2010

Thanksgiving Day Parade

 

Thanksgiving Day Parade

Parade Route - State House to City Hall.
Marchers gather at 10 AM.
More info -
event: www.trentonnj.org
6th USCT: 6thusct+event@gmail.com or 609-310-1521
When
Sat Nov 20 11am – 12pm Eastern Time
Where
Trenton NJ (map)



6TH Regiment U.S. Colored Troops, Reenactors Inc.



Nov 2, 2010

The Pennsylvania Grand Review Reenactment 2010

Reenactment of the historic victory parade for US Colored Troops:
event website - http://housedivided.dickinson.edu/grandreview/category/grand-review-1865/
Regimental Contact - 6thusct+review@gmail.con
When
Sat Nov 6, 2010
Where
300 North St. Harrisburg Pa. (map)


Who
6TH Regiment United States Colored Troops, Reenactors Inc. - organizer
6thusct1.news@blogger.com
At the end of the Civil War, the Federal army held a Grand Review  of its troops in Washington DC to celebrate the nation's hard fought victory over the Confederacy.