Calhoun's 48th Field Artillery Band arrived home on February 15th 1919
They were first unit recruited in Central Pennsylvania to return from Military Service. The band, which had been transferred more frequently than any volunteer military organization in the state, had a membership of 33, most from Northumberland, with a few musicians coming from Danville, Sunbury, and Bloomsburg.
Nearly 1500 people crowded the station platform at Northumberland, to welcome the bandsmen home. The band had been recruited in September of 1917. It was under the leadership of First Lieutenant Edward S. Calhoun of Northumberland.
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Recently I was given access to a collection of old band photos. Rather than stick them in a folder for later, I'm going to put them all online quickly, and then I can come back and fill in the histories at a later date.
Recently I was given access to a collection of old band photos. Rather than stick them in a folder for later, I'm going to put them all online quickly, and then I can come back and fill in the histories at a later date.
Find the Index Of Band Photos Here
https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2019/11/bands-in-susquehanna-valley.html
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