All Songs Summary Performances Live Releases Broadcasts Lyrics Summary Performances Releases Broadcasts Lyrics Taps ComposertraditionalSong CategoryCover SongsReleasesNoneSong HistoryIn July 1862, after the Seven Days battles at Harrison's Landing (near Richmond), Virginia, the wounded Commander of the 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, General Daniel Butterfield reworked, with his bugler Oliver Wilcox Norton, another bugle call, "Scott Tattoo," to create Taps. He thought that the regular call for Lights Out was too formal. The custom, thus originated, was taken up throughout the Army of the Potomac and finally confirmed by orders." Soon other Union units began using Taps, and even a few Confederate units began using it as well. After the war, Taps became an official bugle call. 10.03.04 live debut 2 Known Plays over 1 year 7,924 Days Since last fully played (10.06.04) 03:22 total song time Stats By Show Artist ArtistFirst ShowLast ShowAvg LengthPlay Count% Total Plays% Total ShowsDave Matthews Band10/3/200410/6/20041:412100.0%0.2% Plays By Year Slot Count By Year Song Length Over Time Slots and Types Closer2 (100.0%)Longest Full Versions # LengthDateLocation12:4010/6/2004Ames, IA20:4210/3/2004Auburn Hills, MIShortest Full Versions # LengthDateLocation10:4210/3/2004Auburn Hills, MI22:4010/6/2004Ames, IA