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Once in the summer of '57? there came along a troupe of singers call the "The Continentals" who gave public entertainments in the old Continental Uniforms. Some of them were collegiate on a vacation tour and having a purpose to earn some money for their college expenses. On of these was the son of an Episcopal bishop and all of them were well bred young men. They were led by a professional instructor of vocal music named Franklin from Boston? and sang patriotic songs, glees, solos, and choruses in the most enchanting manner. ? Lee?, Jackson and myself who were in the habit of attempting something of this sort in a modest? way as a trio were captivated by the singers and had them out to the garrison, learned of of their songs and listened with unspeakable delight to some of their best selections as they rendered them in the quiet summer moonlight before Colonel May's house and other married officer' quarters. Colonel May would have undertaken to defe