'Taps' Linked To Civil War General From Cold Spring

COLD SPRING, N.Y. -- 'Taps,' the bugle call for "lights out" has its origin in Cold Spring, an adaptation of a call by Civil War Maj. Gen. Daniel Butterfield, who lived in the village after the war, according to lohud.com.

"Taps" reportedly stems from an earlier bugle call by Civil War Maj. Gen. Daniel Butterfield who lived with his family in Cold Spring.
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Donna Christopher

05/25/2016 5:30 p.m.

Butterfield received the Medal of Honor, and is among "Cold Spring's first families," the report said.

Butterfield and wife, Julia, namesake for Cold Spring's library, lived on Cragside, now site of Haldane High School, said lohud.com.

Among signs that Butterfield was from the area is the eagle statue at Haldane High School, Butterfield is said to have commissioned in honor of George Washington's encampment during the Revolutionary War, according to lohud.com.

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