BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1902 Bloomington, Ind., May 28. – Irvin Seward, a veteran of the civil war, who died a few days ago figured in the surrender of New Orleans to General Butler, Seward was a member of the Twenty first Regiment band, organized at Bedford by Colonel McMillan, and the regiment served under General Butler. When it was known that Butler was about to attack New Orleans, the Confederate newspapers began deriding him, calling him "Picayune Butler," and had the bands of New Orleans play "Picayune Butler is Come to Town," a negro song that was common in the South. When New Orleans surrendered to him, Butler wanted the bands to play the tune as his army marched into the city. None of the Union bands had the music and Seward was the only musician in Butler's army who knew it. He whistled the air to the German leader of the Twenty first Regiment band, who arranged it for the different instruments, and the band played the old tune as it marched into the city behind the general of the army.