A saxophonist should routinely clean the mouthpiece to keep it sanitary and unobstructed. The neck and body of the saxophone should be regularly wiped with a swab to remove moisture, and the outside of the instrument should be polished a few times a year to remove the watermarks and grime.
Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Following the Battle of the Wilderness, Grant marched the Union army south with the hope of capturing Spotsylvania Court House. Lee's Confederates, however, managed to get ahead of the Federals and block the road. For the next two weeks, the two armies slugged it out in some of the fiercest fighting of the Civil War.
The Army of the Potomac moved, leaving behind 18,000 casualties at Spotsylvania to the Confederatesâ 12,000. In less than three weeks Grant had lost 33,000 men, with some of the worst fighting yet to come.