Served in F&S, 1st Indiana Heavy Artillery (21st Indiana Infantry).
Age: 24
Enrolled: 1861/07/24, Indianapolis, Indiana
Notes: Musician 1st Class . Discharged per General Order #70, Department of the Gulf Sept. 11, 1862
Burial Records state: Seward, Irvin/ Date of Death - 5/25/1902 / Last Residence - blank / Place of Birth - blank / Age - 66 / Gender - M / Cemetery - Rose Hill / Section and Lot - Old Spencer Addition
Little Stories of Daily Life
Thomas Malott, of Bedford, was in Indianapolis the other day. Talking about war things and war days, he recalled an incident of the Civil War that pertains to a well-known Indianapolitan.
"I see that Irvin Seward, a veteran of the Civil War, is dead at Bloomington,” he began. “Seward, you know, is the man that whistled ‘Picayune Butler Is Come to Town’ before General Butler and his army entered New Orleans. All of the New Orleans papers had roasted Butler and called him ‘Picayune’ Butler. The old negro ditty entitled 'Picayune Butler Is Come to Town’ was then popular in New Orleans. “Well, when Butler and his army started Into New Orleans he wanted the band to play 'Picayune Butler Is Come to Town'. None of the bands had the music. Seward said he could whistle it. The story has gone the rounds that the German leader of the Twenty-first Indiana band set the music to the ditty from the tune whistled by Seward. That is a mistake.
“I’ll tell you who set that music up for the Twenty-first Regiment band. It was W. P. Malott, of this city, who is now the president of the Malott Coal and Lime Company. He was leader of the Twenty-first Regiment band, and he set that music for the band while Seward sat by him and whistled.
"When Butler got ready to enter New Orleans the band of the Twenty-first Regiment was put at the head of the column, and as they entered New Orleans a band never played with more gusto than did the Twenty-first Regiment’s. They simply played 'Picayune Butler Is Come to Town’ until there wasn’t a man left In the organisation that could blow another note.
“And I want to tell you that it pleased General Butler. The Twenty-first Regiment was organised to and around Bedford and was put In the field by General McMillan.”
--Indianapolis News,Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 June 1902
Age: 24
Enrolled: 1861/07/24, Indianapolis, Indiana
Notes: Musician 1st Class . Discharged per General Order #70, Department of the Gulf Sept. 11, 1862
Burial Records state: Seward, Irvin/ Date of Death - 5/25/1902 / Last Residence - blank / Place of Birth - blank / Age - 66 / Gender - M / Cemetery - Rose Hill / Section and Lot - Old Spencer Addition
Little Stories of Daily Life
Thomas Malott, of Bedford, was in Indianapolis the other day. Talking about war things and war days, he recalled an incident of the Civil War that pertains to a well-known Indianapolitan.
"I see that Irvin Seward, a veteran of the Civil War, is dead at Bloomington,” he began. “Seward, you know, is the man that whistled ‘Picayune Butler Is Come to Town’ before General Butler and his army entered New Orleans. All of the New Orleans papers had roasted Butler and called him ‘Picayune’ Butler. The old negro ditty entitled 'Picayune Butler Is Come to Town’ was then popular in New Orleans. “Well, when Butler and his army started Into New Orleans he wanted the band to play 'Picayune Butler Is Come to Town'. None of the bands had the music. Seward said he could whistle it. The story has gone the rounds that the German leader of the Twenty-first Indiana band set the music to the ditty from the tune whistled by Seward. That is a mistake.
“I’ll tell you who set that music up for the Twenty-first Regiment band. It was W. P. Malott, of this city, who is now the president of the Malott Coal and Lime Company. He was leader of the Twenty-first Regiment band, and he set that music for the band while Seward sat by him and whistled.
"When Butler got ready to enter New Orleans the band of the Twenty-first Regiment was put at the head of the column, and as they entered New Orleans a band never played with more gusto than did the Twenty-first Regiment’s. They simply played 'Picayune Butler Is Come to Town’ until there wasn’t a man left In the organisation that could blow another note.
“And I want to tell you that it pleased General Butler. The Twenty-first Regiment was organised to and around Bedford and was put In the field by General McMillan.”
--Indianapolis News,Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 June 1902
Served in F&S, 1st Indiana Heavy Artillery (21st Indiana Infantry).
Age: 24
Enrolled: 1861/07/24, Indianapolis, Indiana
Notes: Musician 1st Class . Discharged per General Order #70, Department of the Gulf Sept. 11, 1862
Burial Records state: Seward, Irvin/ Date of Death - 5/25/1902 / Last Residence - blank / Place of Birth - blank / Age - 66 / Gender - M / Cemetery - Rose Hill / Section and Lot - Old Spencer Addition
Little Stories of Daily Life
Thomas Malott, of Bedford, was in Indianapolis the other day. Talking about war things and war days, he recalled an incident of the Civil War that pertains to a well-known Indianapolitan.
"I see that Irvin Seward, a veteran of the Civil War, is dead at Bloomington,” he began. “Seward, you know, is the man that whistled ‘Picayune Butler Is Come to Town’ before General Butler and his army entered New Orleans. All of the New Orleans papers had roasted Butler and called him ‘Picayune’ Butler. The old negro ditty entitled 'Picayune Butler Is Come to Town’ was then popular in New Orleans. “Well, when Butler and his army started Into New Orleans he wanted the band to play 'Picayune Butler Is Come to Town'. None of the bands had the music. Seward said he could whistle it. The story has gone the rounds that the German leader of the Twenty-first Indiana band set the music to the ditty from the tune whistled by Seward. That is a mistake.
“I’ll tell you who set that music up for the Twenty-first Regiment band. It was W. P. Malott, of this city, who is now the president of the Malott Coal and Lime Company. He was leader of the Twenty-first Regiment band, and he set that music for the band while Seward sat by him and whistled.
"When Butler got ready to enter New Orleans the band of the Twenty-first Regiment was put at the head of the column, and as they entered New Orleans a band never played with more gusto than did the Twenty-first Regiment’s. They simply played 'Picayune Butler Is Come to Town’ until there wasn’t a man left In the organisation that could blow another note.
“And I want to tell you that it pleased General Butler. The Twenty-first Regiment was organised to and around Bedford and was put In the field by General McMillan.”
--Indianapolis News,Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 June 1902
Age: 24
Enrolled: 1861/07/24, Indianapolis, Indiana
Notes: Musician 1st Class . Discharged per General Order #70, Department of the Gulf Sept. 11, 1862
Burial Records state: Seward, Irvin/ Date of Death - 5/25/1902 / Last Residence - blank / Place of Birth - blank / Age - 66 / Gender - M / Cemetery - Rose Hill / Section and Lot - Old Spencer Addition
Little Stories of Daily Life
Thomas Malott, of Bedford, was in Indianapolis the other day. Talking about war things and war days, he recalled an incident of the Civil War that pertains to a well-known Indianapolitan.
"I see that Irvin Seward, a veteran of the Civil War, is dead at Bloomington,” he began. “Seward, you know, is the man that whistled ‘Picayune Butler Is Come to Town’ before General Butler and his army entered New Orleans. All of the New Orleans papers had roasted Butler and called him ‘Picayune’ Butler. The old negro ditty entitled 'Picayune Butler Is Come to Town’ was then popular in New Orleans. “Well, when Butler and his army started Into New Orleans he wanted the band to play 'Picayune Butler Is Come to Town'. None of the bands had the music. Seward said he could whistle it. The story has gone the rounds that the German leader of the Twenty-first Indiana band set the music to the ditty from the tune whistled by Seward. That is a mistake.
“I’ll tell you who set that music up for the Twenty-first Regiment band. It was W. P. Malott, of this city, who is now the president of the Malott Coal and Lime Company. He was leader of the Twenty-first Regiment band, and he set that music for the band while Seward sat by him and whistled.
"When Butler got ready to enter New Orleans the band of the Twenty-first Regiment was put at the head of the column, and as they entered New Orleans a band never played with more gusto than did the Twenty-first Regiment’s. They simply played 'Picayune Butler Is Come to Town’ until there wasn’t a man left In the organisation that could blow another note.
“And I want to tell you that it pleased General Butler. The Twenty-first Regiment was organised to and around Bedford and was put In the field by General McMillan.”
--Indianapolis News,Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 June 1902
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