▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁inaug uration ▁of ▁President ▁James ▁Buch an an . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁he ▁founded ▁" G il more ' s ▁Band ," ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁out set ▁of ▁war ▁the ▁band ▁en list ed ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 4 th ▁Massachusetts ▁Vol unte ers , ▁accomp any ing ▁General ▁Burn side ▁to ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁After ▁the ▁temporary ▁dis charge ▁of ▁bands ▁from ▁the ▁field , ▁Governor ▁Andrew ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁entr usted ▁Gil more ▁with ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁re - organ izing ▁military ▁music - making , ▁and ▁General ▁Nathan iel ▁P . ▁B anks ▁created ▁him ▁Band master - general . ▁ ▁When ▁peace ▁res umed , ▁Gil more ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁organ ize ▁a ▁celebr ation , ▁which ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁New ▁Orleans . ▁ ▁That ▁success ▁emb old ened ▁him ▁to ▁undert ake ▁two ▁major ▁music ▁festiv als ▁at ▁Boston , ▁the ▁National ▁Peace ▁J ub ile e ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁and ▁the ▁World ' s ▁Peace ▁J ub ile e ▁and ▁International ▁Musical ▁Festival ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 . ▁ ▁These ▁featured ▁mon ster ▁orch est ras ▁of ▁mass ed ▁bands ▁with ▁the ▁fin est ▁sing ers ▁and ▁instrument al ists ▁( including ▁the ▁only ▁American ▁appearance ▁by ▁" walt z ▁king " ▁Johann ▁Stra uss ▁II ) ▁and ▁c ement ed ▁Gil more ' s ▁reputation ▁as ▁the ▁leading ▁musical ▁figure ▁of ▁the ▁age . ▁ ▁Col ise ums ▁were ▁ere cted ▁for ▁the