T. M. Turner
T. M. Turner | |
|---|---|
| Born | Thomas Memory Turner July 17, 1847 |
| Died | September 2, 1917 (aged 70) |
| Occupation | Music professor |
| Spouses |
|
| Children | 5, including Charles A. Turner |
T. M. Turner | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
| Branch | Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1862–1865 |
| Rank | Musician |
| Unit | Company Band, 5th Virginia Infantry Company Band, 14th Virginia Cavalry |
| Battles / wars | American Civil War |
Thomas Memory Turner (July 17, 1847 – September 2, 1917) was an American composer, band leader, and music professor. He was known to his friends as "Mem".
He was once assistant director of the Stonewall Brigade Band of Staunton, Virginia, the United States's oldest continuous community band sponsored by local government and funded, in part, by tax monies. His father A. J. Turner was director. They were mustered into the Stonewall Brigade under Stonewall Jackson of the Confederacy during the Civil War. Turner served through the Valley Campaign, the Seven Days Battles, and was at the Battle of Cedar Mountain.
Memory trained several cornet bands, and spent several years directing the band at the Western Lunatic Asylum.