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John Kassel – Civil War Fife Player

July 6, 2024

I will be attempting to tell the story of John Christian Kassel today. Plenty of Kassel’s have populated the areas of East Perry County and also Cape Girardeau County over the years, and I believe John Christian Kassel was one of the original Kassel’s to show up on the scene around here. John Christian Kassel … More John Kassel – Civil War Fife Player

Grosse Pfeiffer

December 29, 2020

I will begin with a discussion of German words today. The word, grosse, in German can be translated to the word large in English. I also found evidence that the German surname, Pfeiffer, can be translated as fifer, one who plays the fife. When I think of a fife, I think of a fife and … More Grosse Pfeiffer

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John Kassel – Civil War Fife Player

Grosse Pfeiffer