As part of the series of articles ‘Nynější stav hudby v Čechách vůbec a v Praze zvlášť’ [The present state of music in Bohemia in general and in Prague especially], Lumír 5/11/1857, p.1074 reported that the ‘Harmonie [wind band]’ of the Civilian Infantry consisted of 12 performers, then directed by Unger. Of this and other lesser ensembles active in Prague in 1857 the Lumír report commented that ‘they play in the summer in lesser gardens [or parks] for the lower class public, who love great noise more than they do music.’ The text also expressed the wish that such bands rehearsed more assiduously. Mercy’s Anzeiger 10/1/1857 noted in connection with ticket sales for an event arranged by the Corps that their offices were located in the New Town on the third floor of no.880, Nekazalka [later Nekázanka ulice].