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.

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.

The Pennsylvania Grand Review Reenactment 2010

Celebrating the Upcoming 150th Anniversary of the American of Civil War

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

The Pennsylvania Grand Review Reenactment 2010 by Leon Brooks 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. Click here to read more in Now Public.