... he answered a call for volunteers and ran to help push the boats. He had just crossed the river when a shell fragment hit his drum and broke it into pieces. With out missing a beat, he picked up a musket and began to fight…

...he pleaded with his mother to let him volunteer and “take the place of a man who can handle a musket.” His mother eventually did consent, and Charley soon joined the Eighth Michigan – Wandering Regiment…

...as the Confederate officer moved closer, Clem shouted out for him to surrender. Ignoring the boy, the Confederate officer came yet closer yelling, “Surrender you damned little Yankee!” Johnny fired at and killed the Colonel…

While his education was in jazz performance and mechanical engineering, Craig “Hoss” Colquhoun spent more than 30 years playing in Pipe Bands. During this time he has received numerous awards for Bass Drumming including 3 times Canadian, 3 times United States, 6 times North American and 3 times World Champion. All of these awards were accomplished by Craig using an instrument he crafted himself.

His students have gone on to play or record with such world renowned artists as: Duke Ellington, Dizzie Gillespie, Count Basie, Woody Herman, Leonard Berstein, Miles Davis, Mel Torme, Junior Mance, Joe Henderson, Zoot Sims, Kenny Wheeler, John Handy, Art Pepper, George Coleman, Herb…

Performer, Champion, Teacher, Builder. One of drumline’s great men.

...on September 16, 1863, in recognition of his bravery during the Seven Days Battles and the Peninsula Campaign, Willie received the Nations highest award – The Congressional Medal of Honor…

The music these boys made was used to introduce regiment activities as well as for pure entertainment. The boys also helped their units by cutting hair, carrying water and tending to the wounded.