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Wade H. Hammond

Wade H. Hammond (1879–January 15, 1957), born in Huntsville, Alabama, was an American musician who became one of the first African American bandmasters in the United States military in 1909, for the 9th Cavalry. Hammond enlisted in the service during the Spanish-American War (), where he was the bandmaster for the 3rd Alabama Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Hammond’s military career extended from the Spanish American War to World War I, and the beginning of World War II.

Hammond served as bandmaster of Alabama A&M College in Normal, Alabama, and was a band instructor for two years at Western University in Quindaro, Kansas before being appointed to the 9th Calvary band, by order of President Theodore Roosevelt. Bishop William Tecumseh Vernon, president of Western University and Register of the Treasury, successfully lobbied for Hammond's appointment to the 9th Calvary band. Hammond has been widely praised for his accomplishments as a bandmaster. Provided by Wikipedia