Felix Vinatieri, Custer's Bandmaster
Felix Villiet Vinatieri was born Felice Villiet in Turin, Italy in 1834 and died in Yankton, South Dakota, on December 5, 1891.An excellent musician, Vinatieri became bandmaster for Gen. George Custer's 7th Cavalry.
Seeking additional information, photographs, music, references about Viniatieri.See description of research project and Vinatieri Archives, housed at America's Shrine to Music Museum, at http://www.usd.edu/smm/vinatieri.htmlhttp://www.usd.edu/smm/vinatieri.html.