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                    One of the finest steamers afloat on Lake Champlain in Vermont, USA was the steamer "Champlain.’’  Cheer after cheer went up when she slid from her moorings on the dry-dock into the waters of the lake.  Her machinery was perfect, her crew well trained, and the passengers on her for her maiden
                    
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                    The Origin of Taps
It all began in 1862 during the Civil War when Union Army Captain Robert Ellicombe was with his men near Harrison’s Landing in Virginia. The Confederates were on the other side of the narrow strip of land. 
During the night, Captain Ellicombe heard the moans of a soldier who
                    
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