Amathongo abhalwe ngo-1862
Wayecabanga ukuthi iLights Out yayimile kakhulu futhi wayefuna ukuhlonipha amadoda akhe ngokuthile okuhlukile. Amathebhu azalwa.
Yeka ukuthi uthayela kanjani igama lokuba yigama
U-Oliver Wilcox Norton, oneminyaka eyishumi nambili, utshela indaba:
"... ungibonise amanye amanothi kubasebenzi abhalwe ipenseli ngemuva kwemvilophu, (yena) wangicela ukuba ngiwazwise ngomsindo wami. Ngakwenza lokhu izikhathi eziningana, ngidlala umculo njengoba kubhaliwe. okwandisa amanye amanothi nokunciphisa abanye, kodwa ukugcina umculo njengoba eqala ukunginika wona. Ngemva kokuthola lokho akwanelisayo, wangitshela ukuba ngimemeza ukuthi ngicela izingcingo emva kwalokho esikhundleni senombolo yesimiso somculo. ubusika ehlobo futhi kwazwakala kude nemingcele yeBrigade yethu. Ngosuku olulandelayo ngavakashelwa izimbungulu eziningana ezivela kumabhilidi angomakhelwane, ngicela amakhophi omculo engangiwunikele ngenjabulo. Kwabikwa kancane kancane nge-Army of the Potomac. "
Lethebhu ethinta kakhulu futhi enamandla isheshe yamukelwa kuwo wonke amasosha. Kwaqashelwa ngokomthetho yi- US Army ngo-1874 futhi yaba yindinganiso emikhosini yemingcwabo yempi ngo-1891. Kukhona into enhle kakhulu, ebuhlungu futhi efanelekile kumculo wale kholi elihle. Izinkinga zalo ziyi-melancholy kodwa zigcwele ukuphumula nokuthula.
Amaphuzu alo ahlala enhliziyweni isikhathi eside ngemuva kokuba amathoni ayo ayeke ukudumaza emoyeni.
Kungani Kubizwa Ngezingcingo ?
Imvelaphi yegama elithi "amathinta" kucatshangwa ukuthi ivela ngegama lesiDashi elithi "tattoo," okuyi "taptoe." Okungaphezu kwalokho, "I-Taps" ivela emathonjeni amathathu edubhu adlaliwe njengesiginali esithi "Ukuqeda ukukhanya" lapho i-bugle ingasetshenziswanga ekuhumusheni. Njengamanye amasiko amaningi, amanothi angu-24 ahlanganisa lesi siko esivelele esidlule futhi aqhubeke kuze kube yilolu suku.
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Mhlawumbe unikezwe ngokungaqiniseki uhlobo lomculo wengoma, ayikho isosha esisemthethweni samaTops . Ivesi elilandelayo elingavamile livame ukusetshenziswa. Umbhali akaziwa.
Ukukhanya okuqhamuka kubonakalisa ukubona,
Futhi inkanyezi igugu isibhakabhaka, ikhanya ngokukhanya.
Kusukela kusondela kude - Phela ebusuku.
Usuku seluqedile, ilanga ilanga,
Kusukela echibini, kusukela emagqumeni, esibhakabhakeni;
Konke kuhle, ukuphumula ngokuphephile, uNkulunkulu useduze.
Khona-ke ubusuku obuhle, ubusuku obunokuthula,
Kuze kube sekukhanyeni kokukhanya kwezulu kukhanya;
UNkulunkulu useduze, ungesabi - Mngane, ubusuku obuhle.
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