Publisher Desc.  This march was written by one of the lesser-known composers of band music, New Englander David Wallace Reeves, and was dedicated to the officers and men of the 2nd Regiment of the Connecticut Army National Guard. They were sometimes referred to as the "2nd Connecticut Regiment." When you hear of an Army unit identified by the name of a state (such as the 2nd Connecticut Regiment), more often than not that unit is part of that state's National Guard