Show LITTLE MA MAN CROWS VS BIG BIC AFTER THE WAR NAR Ethelbert rt J. J Freeman they thoy they always called him Bert in the army was army was the shortest man of stature in company A of the Sixteenth Illinois He lie came over from the Vermont Yermont country with his neighbor boy friend Pierce Pieree Mickey lickey and joined the first com company paD that went to tIme the front from h county Illi nois His messmate Mickey died in the fever hospital luring during the advance t on Corinth Bert marched on to th the end of the war always alway on the left of time the company After the war a few YE years ars ho he found himself residing in Audubon la Ta Though not long a mu musician in the army ho he organized organized or or- a drum corps Of course his was the bi biggest est drum corps in the coun coun- t ty He lie kept on until he lie or organized d aniz a mammoth drum drumn corps corp which is now the National Association of Civil War Musicians Musicians Mu Mu- the largest veteran drum corps carps in in the world This mammoth martial band led the tho thorand grand rand parade at the tho national encampment encampment encamp encamp- ment and Comrade Bert Freeman ho lie of the tho near rank of the left file of company A was in chief command Tho The circular marshaling t Fr Freemans Freeman's band gave avo tho the following directions directions di di- to the tho members Let Lot every ery member of the band equip himself as of old oid with bugle drum and B flat fife take up tho the line of marC march marchand h and move to our annual meeting at nt Salt alt Lake Lako City Utah reporting on arr arrival nl there at Lafayette school building No North State street for duty during the week of Au August I 9 14 14 0 4 where we wi wiil I surely make this the third forty national na an- encampment G. G A. A R. R the best and most profitable in our history as an association That ful city of me ie inland sea bids us a cordial western welcome and will entertain enter enter- tam tain us while with them free of charge 1 |