I found two old newspapers that mention the George W. Cook Fife and Drum Corps, from Denver, CO. They appear to be Union veterans from the Civil War. Here are the mentions:
From the Philadelphia Record, 1900. It appears to be recording the events of the Republican Convention where they were determining their presidential nominee. Theodore Roosevelt ended up being the Vice President, and then President when McKinney was assassinated. This clip has a picture of the corps. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LNBVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wEANAAAAIBAJ&pg=1659,1074362&dq=fife+and+drum&hl=en
From the Democrat and Standard, 1902. It mentions the corps in an article on the 36th annual encampment for the veteran's of the Grand Army of the Republic in Washington D. C. It calls the corps "One of the most famous organizations of its kind in the country." http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZxNmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=u48NAAAAIBAJ&pg=7195,1914009&dq=fife+and+drum+corps+denver&hl=en
So Colorado does have a history of fife and drum!
-Peter Bringe
Memor!
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