Elevation Celebration of James Fisk, Jr.

Event Information

Venue(s):
Ninth Regiment Armory

Manager / Director:
James, Jr. Fisk

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
6 February 2022

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

14 Apr 1870, Evening

Program Details

Fisk was elevated to Colonel in the Ninth New York National Guard Infantry Regiment, commonly and casually becoming known as “Colonel” thereafter. Music in Gotham assumes that it was the band of the Ninth Regiment that performed at this event. James Fisk, Jr. did not direct this celebration, but is here listed as the director simply to associate name record with the event entry.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Ninth Regiment Band

Citations

1)
Review: New-York Times, 17 April 1870, 6.

Details a small parade that was led by Fisk and terminated at the Ninth Regiment Armory, where the main celebration took place. “…When Adjt. Allien formed the battalion he omitted to use the full extent of the room in order to bring the colors nearer the center. The consequence was that the band and the left company being thrown into the fourth front of the hollow square, the details of the dress-parade were rather slovenly executed. A skillful use of the elastic properties of the band would have enabled Adjt. Allien, who is really an accomplished officer, to have thrown his battalion [illeg.] in better shape and placed the regiment in a more favorable position…”