Scott Tattoo

[2] "The "Scott Tattoo" was general bugle call used to notify soldiers to cease the evening's drinking and return to their garrisons.

"Taps" was composed by General Daniel Butterfield during the American Civil War.

In July 1862, the Army of the Potomac was encamped at Harrisons Landing on the James River in Virginia following the Seven Days Battle.

[3] A half-tempo modification of the last five and a quarter bars of the "Scott Tattoo" creates the call we now know as "Taps.

"[4] General Butterfield was known to have been familiar with the Scott manual and knew how to sound bugle calls.