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The 26th NC Regiment Band

the Civil War Band
from Salem

Part Book of the 26th

The Moravian Music Foundation is the home of the only known complete set of extant Confederate band books from the war between the states.

This set belonged to the Moravian musicians from Salem, NC who were attached to the 26th NC Regiment. The MMF vault holds part-books from other bands, as well.


Extensive diaries by Julius Leinbach have proven invaluable, as an historic record. The diaries, and other papers, reside in the UNC Chapel Hill Wilson Library.


Collection Name: J.A. Lineback Papers, circa 1861-1863; 1914

Description of the original Julius Lineback wartime diaries and other papers:     http://www2.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/l/Lineback,J.A.html

Portions of Julius Leinbach’s diaries are reprinted in a monograph (booklet) published by MMF, Regiment Band of the Twenty-Sixth North Carolina, along with the repertory list of the Band.
Order for only $4 at the MMF website

Researcher, Philip Dunigan, is currently working to tell the story from the perspective of Ed Peterson, Salem trombonist, captured in his letters home during the Civil War; this involves cross-referencing with maps and other diaries and records, to determine where the band was, on particular dates, and how they fit into the story and events of the war.


Music of the 26th NC played by Federal City Brass

Interested in the whole story?

A JOHNNY REB BAND FROM SALEM: the Pride of Tarheelia
by Harry H. Hall, 2006, paperback
Order for only $15 at the MMF website


Federal City Brass Band reenacts the 26th NC Regiment Band

Information relating to Salem, NC and the 26th NC Regiment Band:

  • Article for Moravian (June 2015) A Storm in the Land: Southern Moravians in the Civil War
  • Webpage by Old Salem, Inc.  Salem, NC and the Civil War
Federal City Brass as the 26th NC

MUSIC OF THE 26TH NC REGIMENT BAND – sheet music for brass band, edited and published by MMF
– THREE VOLUMES
Order online at the MMF website

MUSIC OF THE 26TH NC REGIMENT BAND – available on CD
– TWO CD COLLECTIONS
        A Storm in the Land
        Cheer Boys, Cheer!
American Brass Quintet performs
Order online at the MMF website


Today, the Federal City Brass Band performs as the 26th NC Regiment Band all over the country.

Federal City as the 26th NC Band

Often, they visit Salem.

Civil War re-enactors, known as the Federal City Brass Band, recreate the experience of the 26th NC Regimental Band, through dress, word, and music performance. http://www.jvmusic.net/federal-city-brass-band26th-nc-band/


Music in Salem During the Civil War

MMF’s Collection of
Civil War Reproduction Instruments

The Moravian Music Foundation is the home of the only known complete set of extant Confederate band books from the Civil War. This set belonged to the musicians of the 26th NC regiment band, which was made up of Moravian men from Salem, NC. The MMF has part-books from other bands as well, and researcher Philip Dunnigan is working to identify which bands are represented by these books. Some books are believed to be from the 21st and 33rd NC regiment bands.

Generous donations to the MMF have allowed us, over the last few years, to have replica Civil War horns made by Robb Stewart. Robb creates and restores vintage brass instruments in his California workshop. So far the MMF’s replica Civil War Horn collection includes:

  • 2 Eb Cornets
  • 2 Bb Cornets
  • 2 Eb Alto Horns
  • 1 Bb Tenor Horn
  • 1 Eb Bass Horn

We’d like to have an additional Bb Tenor Horn (approx. $4000) and an additional Eb Bass horn (approx. $8000) to round out our band of instruments. We’d also like to have a replica Civil War era drum (approx. $1500). Our hopes are to have musicians regularly perform music from the 26th band on these instruments.

Here are some links of civil war music interest:

Book Review of Johnny Reb Band from Salem by Winston-Salem Journal writer Tom Dillon
http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_RelishArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149192886607&path=!entertainment!general!&s=1037645508970

Recreated 26th NC Regimental Band
http://www.jvmusic.net/26thNCRegimentBandrecreated.html

26th NC Regiment (no mention of the band, only the fife and drum corp)
http://www.26nc.org/index.html

Civil War Bands
http://www.civilwarpoetry.org/music/bands.html

Description of the Lineback papers in the collections at UNC Chapel Hill
http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/l/Lineback,J.A.

Vermont in the Civil War (mentions the 26th NC regiment band)
http://vermontcivilwar.org/museum/music/music.php

Civil War Art Print – Maryland, My Maryland (mentions the 26th NC regiment band)
http://www.allenscreations.com/mkmmm.html

North Carolina History Project’s entry about the Salem Brass Band
http://www.northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/139/entry

OTHER LINKS OF INTEREST:

26th NC Regiment (no mention of the band, only the fife and drum corp) http://www.26nc.org/index.html

Prior to the 1830s, the military used fife and drum for parade and ceremony.
Once brass valves were invented, brass bands began to replace and fill these roles.

Civil War Bands – an overview of several bands http://www.civilwarpoetry.org/music/bands.html

Vermont in the Civil War (mentions the 26th NC regiment band) Essay about music in the Civil War http://vermontcivilwar.org/museum/music/music.php

Civil War Art Print – Maryland, My Maryland by Mort Künstler (depicts the 26th NC regiment band, and gives a description of the scene and the band’s role in the crossing of the Potomac on the way to Gettysburg) http://www.allenscreations.com/mkmmm.html

North Carolina History Project’s entry about the Salem Brass Band’s role, being attached to the 26th NC Regiment during the Civil War. http://www.northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/139/entry

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A recent inquiry to MMF - Subject: Copyright/Streaming

 

Dear MMF,

I have a question about copyright and streaming. We have CCLI license and streaming license at my church, but it does not cover many pieces for organ. Would the ASCAP license provide that protection for us to stream and include copyrighted organ music? I’ve read their website, and it seems like it would.  https://www.ascap.com/music-users/types/church-or-ministry

Thanks!

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Dear Worship Leader,

We have been instructing folks to follow CCLI and OneLicense guidelines, which, as you discovered, unfortunately, rarely cover instrumental/keyboard music.

Yes, it appears as though ASCAP offers a “WorshipCast” streaming license, which is set up in much the same manner as CCLI and OneLicense licenses – i.e., the fee structure is based on worship attendance:

https://apps.christiancopyrightsolutions.com/purchase-license.aspx?svc=wc

A quick click brought up this fee structure:
1 – 199 (in attendance): $284.00
200 – 499 (in attendance): $424.00 (obviously it goes up from here)

Some further good news – the WorshipCast license offered above is controlled by Christian Copyright Solutions (a division of CCLI, and it appears as though purchase of this license would allow you to broadcast both ASCAP and BMI titles, opening up even more possibilities.

I don’t think, however, that this license includes SESAC titles; thus, if you wished to perform anything under the SESAC umbrella (Dan Gawthrop, for instance), you would need to approach that entity directly for a license:

https://www.sesac.com/#!/

Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Blessings to you in your music ministry!

Gwyneth Michel, Assistant Director, Moravian Music Foundation      – – (with edits by Erik S.)

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