Antique Civil War Rosewood 16" Drum Sticks

eBay seller eldia2 ( 836) is offering item no. 160389276455 described as follows:

Pair of Antique Civil War Rosewood 16" Drum Sticks
This is a Pair of Antique Civil War Rosewood 16" Drum Sticks. These each weigh 2.8oz. These are in very good condition. These measure 16" long. One of the sticks have a very small crack in the back end of the stick.

Charles C. Clapp 1861-1862 Drum Maker

eBay seller rbrtram60ni ( 120) is offering item no. 180449003321 described as follows:

I'm listing a wonderful period untouched Civil War Drum, that is all original including the heads of the drum. It does need a little TLC though. A little re-stringing would make it look alot nicer. It does have the maker's mark, that you can see through the peep-hole that I took a picture of. The maker is Charles C. Clapp, who was out of Boston Ma. He had contracts in 1861-1862 to supply several Massachusetts militia units with bugles and drum heads.

US Civil War Era Union Army Military Combat Drum M2-6

Blog reader and drum maker Will Chappell wrote to tell us that he is now the proud owner of this drum and to provide us with this close-up of the printed label inside the drum dated May 14, 1862.




eBay seller desertfoxcrushers ( 771) is offering item no. 330390635216 described as follows:

US Civil War Era Union Army Military Combat Drum. The dimensions are 16 3/4" in diameter by 14" tall. The maker that can be read thru the weep hole reads "Robert W. Warren". There is a small hand written label below that we cannot read. The heads show use and wear. The top one reads in hand written ink "RWW Geneva". The drum has the standard brass tacks in place. It is properly wrapped with the rope and leather tensioners. The wood is very fine. Overall low excellent condition.

Civil War Tintype Painted Tin Drum Photo

eBay seller upperlevelantiques ( 3091) is offering item no. 330390830620 described as follows:

~ RARE Antique Civil War Tintype Hand Painted Tin Drum Photo! ~
~ Another Wonderful Treasure Found in Maine! ~
DESCRIPTION: Upper Level Antiques is proud to offer a very rare antique hand painted Civil War tintype. This wonderful image depicts a rare still life of a hand painted civil war drum. This wonderful image could only help to improve any Civil War collection. Please see our other wonderful BUY IT NOW listings!
APPROXIMATE SIZE: 1/9 Plate.

CONDITION: Very good condition, with excellent clarity and contrast. Not examined out of case.

PHOTOGRAPHER & SITTER : Unknown

Note: The painted star may be significant. See "The Star Drums of the 12th Corps of the Army of the Potomac", this blog, March 29, 2008.

CIVIL WAR VINTAGE BASS DRUM STICK

eBay seller oldgloryb ( 1292) is offering item no. 290386349791 described as follows:

Original Vintage Civil War Bass drum beater stick. Measures 15 inches in length. This is period item in EXCELLENT condition. Drum beaters were used by regimental musicians and as single sticks. Several illustrations of these sticks are shown in Mark Elrod's book on Civil War Musical Instruments.

GAR Civil War vets fife drum 60+ men

eBay seller obscuranta ( 3711) is offering item no. 290386461928 described as follows:

Here is a very nice mounted photograph, the mount measuring 11 x 14, the photo apx 7 1/2 x 9 1/2", only slight foxing on the photo and the mount, blind stamped on the bottom by the studio "Miller", and featuring between 60 and 70 men, most of whom look old enough in this early 1900s photo to be actual Civil War vets, almost all of them with the GAR insignia. This came from the life estate of a life-long collector, and is not identified at all, and is probably New York State.

Field Drums: PW183d-Boston City Guards drum c1824

Field Drums: PW183d-Boston City Guards drum c1824

See also, "John Robbins' Bunker Hill Drum at Old State House, Boston" at http://www.fielddrums.com/2009/03/john-robbins-bunker-hill-drum-at-old.html

TCWSU77 - Union drummerboy in overcoat

Title: Union_Drummer_overcoat
Summary: TCWSU77-Union drummerboy in overcoat.
Keywords:
Description: TCWSU77-Union drummerboy in overcoat.
Owner: don troiani

Source:Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979

TCW20 - CONFEDERATE DRUMMER

Title: Confed_Drummer
Summary: TCW20-CONFEDERATE DRUMMER
Keywords:
Description: TCW20-CONFEDERATE DRUMMER
Owner: don troiani

Source:Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979

Cwi71ds - Drummers badge of the 3rrd New Jersey made from silver coin

Title: Cwi71ds_Drummers_badge_of_the_3rrd_New_Jersey_made_from_silver_coin_copy
Summary: Cwi71ds-Drummer's badge of the 33rd New Jersey Volunteers made from a flattened silver coin
Keywords:
Description: Cwi71ds-Drummer's badge of the 33rd New Jersey Volunteers made from a flattened silver coin
Owner: don troiani

Source:Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979

CWd13ds-Drum painted image of Elmer Ellsworth, first Union officer killed in the war. Possibly 44th New York Volunteers, The Ellsworth Avengers

Title: CWd13ds_Ellsworth_drum_copy
Summary: CWd13ds-Drum painted with the image of Elmer Ellsworth the first Union officer killed in the war. Possibly used by the 44th New York Volunteers ,The Ellsworth Avengers.

Keywords:
Description: CWd13ds-Drum painted with the image of Elmer Ellsworth the first Union officer killed in the war. Possibly used by the 44th New York Volunteers ,The Ellsworth Avengers.

Owner: don troiani

Source:Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979

CWd15ds - US Regulation Heavy Artillery Drum

Title: CWd15ds_US_Artillery_Drum_copy
Summary: CWd15ds- US Regulation Heavy Artillery Drum
Keywords:
Description: CWd15ds- US Regulation Heavy Artillery Drum
Owner: don troiani

Source:Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979

CWp249 - Union Drummer

Title: CWp249_Union_Drummer
Summary: CWp249-Union Drummer.
Keywords:
Description: CWp249-Union Drummer.
Owner: don troiani

Source:Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979

CWp350d - Reclining Union drummer boy with painted drum

Title: CWp350d_Reclining_Union_drummer_boy_with_painted_drum
Summary: CWp350d-Reclining Union drummer boy with painted drum
Keywords:
Description: CWp350d-Reclining Union drummer boy with painted drum
Owner: don troiani

Source:Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979

CWp368d - Union Principal musician with a drum

Title: CWp363d_Principal_musician_copy
Summary: CWp368d-Union Principal musician with a drum
Keywords:
Description: CWp368d-Union Principal musician with a drum
Owner: don troiani

Source:Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979

E39d - Painted side drum 15th King's Light Dragoons (Hussars) 1805-1815

Title: E39d_Side_Drum_15th_Hussars_1805_1815_copy
Summary: E39d- Painted side drum 15th King's Light Dragoons (Hussars) 1805-1815.
Keywords:
Description: E39d- Painted side drum 15th King's Light Dragoons (Hussars) 1805-1815.
Owner: don troiani

Source:Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979

FR150d Drum Major and Musicians Light Infantry 1800

Title: FR150d_Drum_Major_and_Musicians_Light_Infantry_1800_copy
Summary: FR150d-Drum Major and Musicians , Light Infantry 1800
Keywords:
Description: FR150d-Drum Major and Musicians , Light Infantry 1800
Owner: don troiani

Source:Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979

PW55ds - US Mexican War period painted infantry drum

Title: PW55ds_Eagle_drum_copy
Summary: PW55ds- US Mexican War period painted infantry drum.
Keywords:
Description: PW55ds- US Mexican War period painted infantry drum.
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979

PW164d Patriotic drum with image of George Washington, with sticks

Title: PW164d_Patriotic_drum_with_image_of_George_Washington_with_sticks
Summary: PW164d-Patriotic drum with image of George Washington, with sticks
Keywords:
Description: PW164d-Patriotic drum with image of George Washington , with sticks
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979

W1p50d German First Hussars on parade about 1914

Title: W1p50d_First_Hussars_on_parade_about_1914_psd
Summary: W1p50d- German First Hussars on parade about 1914. Note black kettledrummer
Keywords:
Description: W1p50d- German First Hussars on parade about 1914. Note black kettledrummer
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979

SP4d Drum Major Regt de Catalogne musicians Regt de la Princesse Hamburg 1806 1807

Title: SP4d_Drum_Major_Regt_de_Catalogne_musicians_Regt_de_la_Princesse_Hamburg_1806_1807_copy
Summary: SP4d-Drum Major Regt. de Catalogne, musicians Regt de la Princesse, Hamburg 1806-1807
Keywords:
Description: SP4d-Drum Major Regt. de Catalogne, musicians Regt de la Princesse, Hamburg 1806-1807
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979

FR128d Zouave Drum major North Africa 1880, by Detaille

Title: FR128d_Zouave_Drum_major_North_Africa_1880_by_Detaille_copy
Summary: FR128d- Zouave Drum major, North Africa, 1880 by Detaille
Keywords:
Description: FR128d- Zouave Drum major, North Africa, 1880 by Detaille
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979

PW183d-Boston City Guards drum c1824

Title: PW183d-Boston City Guards drum c1824 copy
Summary: PW183d- Boston City Guards drum painted painted with the state seal and trophies c1824
Keywords:
Description:
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979

WOa100d- Eagle painted drum of the 1812 period, possibly regular army

Title: WOa100d- Eagle painted drum of the early 19th Century, possibly regular army
Summary: WOa100d- Eagle painted drum of the 1812 period, possibly regular army
Keywords:
Description:
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979

FR101d-Kettledrummer of the Horse Grenadiers,by Job.

Title: FR101d_Kettledrummer_of_the_Horse_Grenadiers_by_JOB_psd
Summary: FR101d-Kettledrummer of the Horse Grenadiers,by Job.
Keywords:
Description: FR101d-Kettledrummer of the Horse Grenadiers,by Job.
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979

FR42d-Drum Major Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard,by Charlet.

Title: FR42d_Drum_Major_Grenadiers_of_the_Imperial_Guard_by_Charlet_jpg
Summary: FR42d-Drum Major Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard,by Charlet.
Keywords:
Description: FR42d-Drum Major Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard,by Charlet.
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979

FR16ds-French Light Infantry drummers 1804

Title: FR16ds-French Light Infantry drummers 1804 copy
Summary: FR16ds-French Light Infantry drummers 1804
Keywords:
Description:
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979

City Battalion New Jersey painted Militia drum circa 1850s

Title: PW196d- New Jersey Militia drum copy
Summary: PW196d- City Battalion New Jersey painted Militia drum circa 1850s
Keywords:
Description:
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979

Cwd45d- Drum carried by the Drum Major of the 1st Minnesota Volunteers, inscribed with battlehonors

Title: CWd45d- 1st Minnesota drum alternate view copy
Summary: Cwd45d- Drum carried by the Drum Major of the 1st Minnesota Volunteers, inscribed with battlehonors
Keywords:
Description:
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979

CWp30ds-2 - Drum Corps of the 27th Massachusetts Volunteers, November 1864

CWp30ds-2 - Drum Corps of the 27th Massachusetts Volunteers_ November 1864 copy

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979

CWp168ds - Drummerboy 10th Rhode Island

Title: CWp168ds - Drummerboy 10th Rhode Island
Summary: CWp168ds - Drummerboy 10th Rhode Island Volunteers
Keywords:
Description:
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979

PW209d- Marine Corps drum 1830s

Title: PW209d- Marine Corps drum 1830s copy
Summary: PW209d- United States Marine Corps painted wooden drum 1820-30s
Keywords:
Description:
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979

TCWSC44 - Confederate Drummer in Winter

Title: TCWSC44 - Confederate Drummer in Winter copy
Summary: TCWSC44 - Confederate Drummer in Winter
Keywords:
Description: TCWSC44 - Confederate Drummer in Winter
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

British 63rd Regiment. of Foot Drummer 1776

Title: British 63rd Regiment. of Foot Drummer 1776
Summary: TRW111 - British 63rd Regiment of Foot, Drummer 1775- 1776
Keywords:
Description: TRW111 - 63rd Regt. of Foot Drummer 1776
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

Drummer, 2nd Canadian Regiment, Congress' Own 1777

Title: Drummer, 2nd Canadian Regiment, Congress' Own 1777
Summary: TRW115 - Drummer, 2nd Canadian Regiment (Congress' Own), 1777
Keywords:
Description: TRW115 - Drummer, 2nd Canadian Regiment (Congress' Own), 1777
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWd47d- Union and Liberty decorated patriotic drum

Title: CWd47d- Union and Liberty decorated patriotic drum
Summary: CWd47d- Union and Liberty decorated patriotic drum
Keywords:
Description:
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWd48d- Union Infantry Eagle Drum marked to a 58th Regiment -Company F

Title: CWd48d- Union Infantry Eagle Drum marked to a 58th Regiment -Company F
Summary: CWd48d- Union Infantry Eagle Drum marked to a 58th Regiment -Company F
Keywords: CWd48d- Union Infantry Eagle Drum marked to a 58th Regiment -Company F
Description: CWd48d- Union Infantry Eagle Drum marked to a 58th Regiment -Company F
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWd49d- Plain Undecorated Union Drum With Maple Body and 1861 Dated Label

Title: CWd49d- Plain Undecorated Union Drum With Maple Body and 1861 Dated Label
Summary: CWd49d- Plain Undecorated Union Drum With Maple Body and 1861 Dated Label
Keywords: CWd49d- Plain Undecorated Union Drum With Maple Body and 1861 Dated Label
Description: CWd49d- Plain Undecorated Union Drum With Maple Body and 1861 Dated Label
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

British Drummer, 59th Regiment. of Foot 1775

Title: British Drummer, 59th Regiment. of Foot 1775
Summary: TRW127 - British Drummer, 59th Regiment of Foot 1775 - Lexington-Concord and Bunker Hill
Keywords:
Description: TRW127 - British Drummer, 59th Regt. of Foot 1775 as they would've appeard at Lexington-Concord and Bunker Hill.
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

RWM14d-Wooden drum with the painted coat of arms of Connecticut on the face-Connecticut Museum of History

Title: RWM14d-Wooden drum with the painted coat of arms of Connecticut on the face-Connecticut Museum of History
Summary: RWM14d-Wooden drum with the painted coat of arms of Connecticut on the face-Connecticut Museum of History
Keywords: RWM14d-Wooden drum with the painted coat of arms of Connecticut on the face-Connecticut Museum of History
Description: RWM14d-Wooden drum with the painted coat of arms of Connecticut on the face-Connecticut Museum of History
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWd12ds_Ellsworth_drum_eagle_side

Title: CWd12ds_Ellsworth_drum_eagle_side_copy
Summary: CWd12ds- Drum painted - image of Elmer Ellsworth, 1st Union officer killed in the war. Possibly used by the 44th N.Y. Vol.s, The Ellsworth Avengers. Rear view = eagle and motto "Union".
Keywords:
Description: CWd12ds- Drum painted - image of Elmer Ellsworth, 1st Union officer killed in the war. Possibly used by the 44th N.Y. Vol.s, The Ellsworth Avengers. Rear view = eagle and motto "Union".
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWd30ds_27th_Mass_Drum_copy

Title: CWd30ds_27th_Mass_Drum_copy
Summary: CWd30ds- Regulation US painted infantry drum carried by Almon Laird, drummer of the 27th Massachusetts when captured at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia 1864
Keywords:
Description: CWd30ds- Regulation US painted infantry drum carried by Almon Laird, drummer of the 27th Massachusetts when captured at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia 1864
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWd50d- Painted Wooden Drum with Liberty and Union Mottos With Eagle

Title: CWd50d- Painted Wooden Drum with Liberty and Union Mottos With Eagle
Summary: CWd50d- Painted Wooden Drum with Liberty" and "Union" Mottos With Eagle
Keywords: CWd50d- Painted Wooden Drum with Liberty and Union Mottos With Eagle
Description:
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

WOa203d- Painted Wooden Militia Artillery Drum

Title: WOa203d- Painted Wooden Militia Artillery Drum
Summary: WOa203d- Painted Wooden Militia Artillery Drum
Keywords: WOa203d- Painted Wooden Militia Artillery Drum
Description:
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

WOa206d- American Drum With Motif of American Eagle Attacking British Lion

Title: WOa206d- American Drum With Motif of American Eagle Attacking British Lion
Summary: WOa206d- American Drum With Motif of American Eagle Attacking British Lion
Keywords: WOa206d- American Drum With Motif of American Eagle Attacking British Lion
Description:
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

WOa111d- Eagle Motif Painted Wooden Infantry Drum Circa 1810-20

Title: WOa111d- Eagle Motif Painted Wooden Infantry Drum Circa 1810-20
Summary: WOa111d- Eagle Motif Painted Wooden Infantry Drum Circa 1810-20
Keywords: WOa111d- Eagle Motif Painted Wooden Infantry Drum Circa 1810-20
Description:
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

TCW86 - Union Drummer

TCW86 - Union Drummer

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

Pre Civil War era 1816-1860 , including the Seminole Wars, Mexican War and early Texas.

Pre Civil War era 1816-1860 , including the Seminole Wars, Mexican War and early Texas.

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

RWm9d-Brunswick Grenadier Drum and sling captured at Bennington. Mass. State Archives

Title: RWm10d_Brunswick_drum_copy
Summary: RWm10d-Brunswick Grenadier Drum and sling captured at Bennington. Mass. State Archives
Keywords:
Description: RWm10d-Brunswick Grenadier Drum and sling captured at Bennington. Mass. State Archives
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

RWM14d-Wooden drum with the painted coat of arms of Connecticut on the face-Connecticut Museum of History

RWM14d-Wooden drum with the painted coat of arms of Connecticut on the face-Connecticut Museum of History

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

RWm12d-Early drum labeled as being captured from the British at Bennington 1777. Massachusetts State Archives

Title: RWm12d_Bennington_drum_copy
Summary: RWm12d-Early drum labeled as being captured from the British at Bennington 1777. Massachusetts State Archives
Keywords:
Description: RWm12d-Early drum labeled as being captured from the British at Bennington 1777. Massachusetts State Archives
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

Rwm8d-Drum with painted state seal of Massachusetts

Title: Rwm8d_Mass_Drum_copy
Summary: Rwm8d-Drum with painted state seal of Massachusetts
Keywords:
Description: Rwm8d-Drum with painted state seal of Massachusetts
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

RWm7d- Irish Militia drum about 1780

Title: RWm7d_Irish_Militia_drum_about_1780_copy
Summary: RWm7d- Irish Militia drum about 1780
Keywords:
Description: RWm7d- Irish Militia drum about 1780
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

DRUMMER BOYS FROM OLD SCHUYLKILL COUNTY

Source: "Schuylkill County Pennsylvania Military History" (blog), "DRUMMER BOYS FROM OLD SCHUYLKILL COUNTY", July 23, 2009.

FIRST DRUMMER BOY TO ENTER WASHINGTON.
Photo of A Schuylkill County Drummer Boy Early
Musician Albert F. Bowen from Pottsville a musician drummer boy from the Washington Artillerists was the first drummer for any volunteer organization from the north to enter the city of Washington, on April 18th, 1861.

He was presented with a drum that was appropriately inscribed dealing with the event. Bowen 20 years of age also reenlisted in the 48th Pennsylvania Band and served with the band until the band was mustered out on August 18th , 1862.


DID POTTSVILLE, HAVE THE YOUNGEST SOLDIER TO ENLIST IN THE CIVIL WAR?
The Story of Robert L. WrightIt is interesting to note that during the Civil War 1861-1865 Pottsville, Pennsylvania has laid claim to a few firsts. Pottsville sent out the first troops to defend the nation, the Washington Artillerist and the National Light Infantry. Pottsville lays claim to having to the first man to shed blood in the Civil War, Nicholas Biddle. And Pottsville had more soldiers in proportion to the population than any other city in the North. Pottsville also claimed to have the youngest soldier in the Civil War. No matter how you look at it Pottsville has served the country well.

Back in 1883 the Pottsville Chronicle ran a short story on a 34 year old man who was living in Pottsville and laid claim to being the youngest soldier in the Civil War to enlist. He enlisted at the age of 14 years and 8 months.

This fellow was unusually tall for his age and easily passed for a boy of 18, which, in his eagerness to join the rank of boys in blue, he gave his age. He carried a musket during the remainder of the war, and according to his comrades there was not a better soldier. He asked the paper not to give his name or claim him to be the youngest soldier but the Pottsville Chronicle wanted to back him in his claim.

Now this subject of who was the youngest soldier to enlist in the army during the war has many claims across the country. And not to be out done the Miners Journal from Pottsville offered the story about Pvt. Robert L. Wright.

Somebody wrote to the Pottsville Miners Journal that the proper person to be considered the youngest in the Civil War was a Robert L. Wright son of Jonathan Wright Esq. of Pottsville he was born on April 23, 1849 and enlisted under Captain John T. Boyle, September 16, 1861 in company D, 96th Pennsylvania Regiment. And was really only 12 years and 4 months old when he enlisted, younger by two years than the person spoken of in the Chronicle.

What is more, on the 17th day of May , 1864, when he (Wright ) was only 15 years old he was awarded the duty of “Mounted Orderly to General Emory Upton” for gallant and valuable service and served as an orderly in the 2nd Brigade Headquarters First Division, Sixth Corps.

Tragically on the 28th of February, 1865 Robert was standing on the Mine Hill Railroad, when he was tragically struck by an engine and thrown across the track, the engine and sixty coal cars of coal passing over him. He was not quite sixteen years old when he met his untimely death leaving behind him a record excelled by few. General Upton, in a recommendation to Secretary of War Stanton, paid him the high compliment of proposing him for a cadetship at the Military Academy at West Point. General Upton spoke particularly of high praise for Wright.
Roberts obituary stated:

"It becomes our painful duty to record the death of Robert Wright of this Borough which happened accidently on the morning of February 28th. The young lad was employed at his fathers operation near West Wood, a short distance from this place. On the morning in question having just returned from Schuylkill Haven, on a coal train, he stood on the tracks gazing up the road at the receding train, when unperceived by him another engine and train came gliding along behind him, and before he was conscious of its presence, knocked him down and passed over his body.

His uncle and others standing near, seeing the impending danger, gestulated and hallowed to him to take care, but owing to their voices being drowned in the rattle of the trains they were unheard, and in a moment, without warning, the brave spirit of the boy was ushered into eternity."

Robert was bright and intelligent lad with understanding far beyond his years, being not quite 16 at the time of his death.

General Upton spoke of Wright's bravery at the Battle of Winchester, of how he, “when he was entrusted with the most important orders and delivering them with promptness and understanding far beyond his years” The General remarked that he had seen him frequently under fire where he displayed the most extra ordinary courage. Major General Candy endorsed, the recommendation for the appointment to West Point adding that he looked upon him as a boy of extraordinary promise, and mentioned particularly his behavior at Spotsylvania and near Hanover. Major General Phil H. Sheridan also testified to the boy’s bravery and intelligence and urged his appointment. “He is a bright and very brave boy and should be helped, and his good deeds acknowledged by the government.” This appointment was daily expected, when the boy was suddenly removed by so an unfortunate accident. When General Upton learned of his death he sent a lengthily and affecting letter of condolence to the parents of the young soldier.

Another story attesting to the bravery of young Robert was written in the Miners Journal of March 28th , 1863 and reads as follows:

A DRUMMER BOY’S FEAT
Among the many incidents narrated of the daring and heroism displayed in our army, we have not heard of any which we think more deserving of note than that performed by a mere lad of thirteen years, from our own borough, connected with the 96th Regiment, Under Colonel Henry l. Cake, as we have learned it from those connected with the command. It appears that Robert Wright, son of Jonathan Wright Esq. a drummer boy, having possessed himself of a secesh horse after the Battle of Antietam, rode some distance from the camp, and espying a rebel soldier(a fine stalwart fellow) lying upon the ground, dismounted, stole quietly to his knapsack, and on opening it discovered two pistols, one of which he took, and then awakened his man, ordering him to surrender. The Rebel made a move towards his gun, which was a short distance off, when young Wright ordered him to halt or he would shoot him, and actually brought him in a prisoner into the camp of his regiment. The uproarious demonstrations of the soldiers when he was seen riding into camp with his prisoner before him, can better be imagined than described. We learn that for this act he has been deservedly promoted by his Colonel to the rank of orderly at his headquarters.

The letter from General Upton, with all the others named above , were still preserved by the parents of Robert in 1883 and his parents said they would never part with them for any amount of money. I wonder today were these letters are?

So according to the Pottsville Miners Journal Pottsville could and should lay claim to having the youngest soldier that enlisted in the war, in the person of Robert L. Wright.

CANINE AFFECTION ROBERT WRIGHT'S DOG
When Robert came home from the army, he brought with him from Virginia a terrier dog. Great affection existed between Robert and his dog. When the unfortunate accident happened which resulted in his death, and his body was taken home, it was with great difficulty that the dog could be prevented from springing on the body to lick it and exhibit other marks of affection. From that moment the dog commenced to pine, refused food, and on the Thursday following Robert’s death the dog died, unquestionably of grief for the loss of his master. It is a remarkable and touching instance of canine affection.

One can only wonder what deeds this boy could have accomplished if he had gone on to West Point and served his country as an officer.


HIS DRUM WAS NICELY VARNISHED AND LOOKS LIKE NEW
Private Andrew J. Snyder a 5ft-1-½ 16 year old from Pottsville and a member of Company H 48th Pennsylvania Regiment wrote home to his family on May 27th, 1863 while stationed with the regiment at Lexington, Ky.

“We have a nice place here and are well contented. The people like us very much and say that this is the best behaved regiment that had ever been here. A short time ago our regiment got marching orders and the 1st Tenn. (Union) was sent here to believe us of this duty, but when the people found out that we were going to be sent away, they got up petition signed by the Mayor, a Judge and hundreds of the best citizens and told General Wilcox and asked him to keep us here, because we kept ourselves so clean and behaved so well. General Wilcox telegraphed General Burnsides to know whether he could let us stay, and General B telegraphed back that he might. We had our knapsacks packed an everything ready to march, but when they told us that we should stay we cheered like everything. The ladies gave us lots milk and bouquets of flowers everyday. The girls give us drummer boys lots of pretty flowers. I never saw such a nice place as this. It’s just like a garden all about here.

We had a big fire last Friday, which destroyed one of our largest hospitals, but we got all the sick and wounded out safe. The ladies helped to carry them out of danger, and were very kind to them. We worked hard, but could not save the building.

"We have lots of rebel prisoners in our jail. They are hard looking set; dirty and lousy as can be seen. Our boys go out scouting and capture lots of Rebs and horses.

Major Wren resigned and went home the other day. We are very sorry, nearly all the men cried. He cried too. He was a good kind officer. He is a brave man too.

I have my drum nicely painted and varnished, and it looks like a new one. I keep as hearty as a buck, and I am growing fat.

Andrew J. Snyder

Source: "Schuylkill County Pennsylvania Military History" (blog), "DRUMMER BOYS FROM OLD SCHUYLKILL COUNTY", July 23, 2009.

Images in the Military and Historical Image Bank

The Military & Historical Artifact Archive
The Military & Historical Artifact Archive consists of over 8000 fresh stock photographs of rare original military and historical artifacts from the 1500-1945 periods with emphasis on the wars and history of the United States. We have also have items related to world history in general and many unique, never before published and unobtainable anywhere else. New items are added on a daily basis from major private and public collections. If there is something you need that is not on this site, please ask, and we will try to find it for you!

For an additional modest fee we can also provide expert short captions with interesting historical detail for many items. We also offer personal expert historical consultation and advice regarding your needs. We are happy to help you select the images most appropriate to your project. We also do historical consulting work for films (credits include the Oscar nominated feature film "Cold Mountain" A&E and History Channel projects). All of the images you are viewing on this site are very low resolution (72dpi) and do not reflect the clarity of the actual images. We have digital files (at most any resolution you require) which can be sent electronically or on a CD. We also have high quality 35 mm (or larger) color transparencies of many images.

Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979


CWd1ds- Brass presentation drum given to a soldier of the 127th New York Volunteers by his comrades.

CWd2ds- Drum with painted eagle and turreted castle design which belonged to the 1st New York Engineers.

CWd3 - Two different types of drummers neck slings.

CWd4ds-Silver presentation bugle given to a soldier of the 21st Illinois Volunteers.One of the presenters was later killed at the Battle of Chickamauga 1863.

CWd5ds- Regulation style eagle drum with inscription to the 69th New York Regiment of the Irish Brigade.

CWd6 - Assorted Union drums&horns.

CWd7ds-Regulation US Cavalry bugle of copper with brass trim and yellow cords. Engraved to Company B of the 1st Massachusetts Cavalry 1861

CWd8-Union base drum & beaters.

CWd9-Union base drums & beaters 2.

CWd12ds- Drum painted - image of Elmer Ellsworth, 1st Union officer killed in the war. Possibly used by the 44th N.Y. Vol.s, The Ellsworth Avengers. Rear view = eagle and motto "Union".

CWd16ds- Regulation infantry eagle drum used by a musician in the 2nd Vermont Volunteers.

CWd17ds- 10th Connecticut Volunteers painted regimental drum csl.

CWd18ds - Painted drum of the 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery.Connecticut Museum of History

CWd19-Trumpet used by Gustave Schurmann Company I 40th New York Volunteers. New York State Collection

CWd20- US Marine Corps drum.

CWd22ds-German silver upright horn by Fiske of Worcester, Mass., Engraved,"1st Division, 2nd Corps".

CWd23ds- Drum presented to a drummer in the 55th Massachusetts Volunteers (United States Colored Troops).

CWu97- Jascket and bugle of Gustave Schurman Co I 40th New York Volunteers nys.

CWd25d-Painted drum of the 90th New York Volunteers with New York state seal. West Point Museum

CWd26d-Early painted New York Volunteer drum circa 1846-61.West Point Museum

CWd27ds-Union drum sticks and brass belt holder

CWd28d-Silver presentation bugle of Florian D. Pitts, Chicago Mercantile Battery

CWd29d- Drum used by the 6th Massachusetts during the Baltimore riot of 1861. Massachusetts State Archives

CWd30ds- Regulation US painted infantry drum carried by Almon Laird, drummer of the 27th Massachusetts when captured at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia 1864

PW118ds- United States Marine Corps painted wooden drum circa 1845-50.

CWd31d- Imported French infantry bugle used by a soldier of the 62nd Pennsylvania Regiment

CWd32d-US Regulation painted infantry drum with wooden sticks , web sling and a wooden fife

CWd33d- Two Union Army fifes, the upper of Maple wood and the lower of black Ebony. Both with brass tips.

CWd34d- Upright bass German silver horn made by D.C. Hall Company for L.D. Field of the 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery Band in 1864.

CWd35d- Drum with painted New York State Arms and "Gettysburg" inscription.

CWd36d- Drum presented to William H Klineyoung by members of Company D 1st Pennsylvania Reserves.

CWd37d- Grouping of various Union drums, horns, fifes and bugles.

Cwd38d -Drum of the 138th Pennsylvania Volunteers with large painted 6th Army Corps badge on the front.

CWd39d- Brass drum presented to Henry Galloway of the 55th Massachusetts Volunteers(a black regiment) on Folly Island,S.C.in October 1864.

Drum with state seal used by a drummer of the 42nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

CWd41d- Drum of the 37th NY Irish Rifles nys

***

TCWSU87 - Corcoran's Irish Legion Drummer - 164th New York Volunteers 1864

CWp30ds - Drum Corps of the 27th Massachusetts Volunteers, November 1864

CWp31ds - Drummer Boy 91st Pennslyvania Vols

CWp253-Drummer Gilbert Vangaw 79th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

CWp315d-Young drummer and fifer boys in uniform.

CWp356d- Group of Union musicians

NC88d- Master Allie Turner 4 year old drummerboy at Barnum's museum.

CWp360d- Union drummer sitting on drum.

CWp363d- Union soldier seated holding a fife

CWp364d- New York Excelsior Brigade Fire Zouave Musicians wearing red fireman's shirts.

CWp368d-Union Principal musician with a drum

CWp380d- Tinted Albumen photo of Union Drummer boy wearing an overcoat

CWp381d- Tinted Albumen photo of a drummer of the 22nd New York

CWp384d- The band of the 13th Massachusetts Volunteers, taken in Hagerstown , Maryland during the winter of 1862

CWp385d- Double cased images of union drummers one seated atop Lookout Mountain

CWp386d- Musician Michael Leak of Company E 151st Pennsylvania Volunteers, shot through both eyes at Gettysburg

CWp388d- Musicians of the 25th Maine Volunteers, Arlington Heights ,Virginia, June of 1863

CWp392d- Union Army Band, Western theatre of War

CWp400d- Drummer boy Warren S Skinner, Company A 4th Massachusetts Volunteers. Age 16
CWp404d- A Bucktail musician of the 150th Pennsylvania Volunteers

CWp460d-Drummer Boy Frederick Willer, Company D, 53rd Pennsylvania Volunteers 1865

CWp460d-Drummer Boy Frederick Willer, Company D, 53rd Pennsylvania Volunteers 1865

CWp460d-Drummer Boy Frederick Willer, Company D, 53rd Pennsylvania Volunteers 1865

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWp400d- Drummer boy Warren S Skinner, Company A 4th Massachusetts Volunteers. Age 16

Title: CWp400d- Warren S Skinner-Co A 4th Mass. Age 16 copy
Summary: CWp400d- Drummer boy Warren S Skinner, Company A 4th Massachusetts Volunteers. Age 16
Keywords:
Description:
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWp404d- A Bucktail musician of the 150th Pennsylvania Volunteers

CWp404d- A Bucktail musician of the 150th Pennsylvania Volunteers

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWp392d- Union Army Band, Western theatre of War

CWp392d- Union Army Band, Western theatre of War

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWp386d- Musician Michael Leak of Company E 151st Pennsylvania Volunteers, shot through both eyes at Gettysburg

CWp386d- Musician Michael Leak of Company E 151st Pennsylvania Volunteers, shot through both eyes at Gettysburg

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWp388d- Musicians of the 25th Maine Volunteers, Arlington Heights ,Virginia, June of 1863

CWp388d- Musicians of the 25th Maine Volunteers, Arlington Heights ,Virginia, June of 1863

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWp385d- Double cased images of union drummers one seated atop Lookout Mountain

Title: CWp385d- Double union drummers-Lookout mountain copy
Summary: CWp385d- Double cased images of union drummers one seated atop Lookout Mountain
Keywords:
Description:
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWp381d- Tinted Albumen photo of a drummer of the 22nd New York

Title: CWp381d- Drummer of the 22nd New York copy
Summary: CWp381d- Tinted Albumen photo of a drummer of the 22nd New York
Keywords:
Description:
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWp384d- The band of the 13th Massachusetts Volunteers, taken in Hagerstown , Maryland during the winter of 1862

CWp384d- The band of the 13th Massachusetts Volunteers, taken in Hagerstown , Maryland during the winter of 1862

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWp380d- Tinted Albumen photo of Union Drummer boy wearing an overcoat

Title: CWp380d- Tinted Albumen photo of Union Drummer Boy copy
Summary: CWp380d- Tinted Albumen photo of Union Drummer boy wearing an overcoat
Keywords:
Description:
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWp368d-Union Principal musician with a drum

CWp368d-Union Principal musician with a drum

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWp364d- New York Excelsior Brigade Fire Zouave Musicians wearing red fireman's shirts.

CWp364d- New York Excelsior Brigade Fire Zouave Musicians wearing red fireman's shirts.

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWp360d- Union drummer sitting on drum.

CWp360d- Union drummer sitting on drum.

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWp363d- Union soldier seated holding a fife

CWp363d- Union soldier seated holding a fife

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

NC88d- Master Allie Turner 4 year old drummerboy at Barnum's museum.

Title: NC88d_Drummer_at_Barnum_museum_copy
Summary: NC88d- Master Allie Turner 4 year old drummerboy at Barnum's museum .
Keywords:
Description: NC88d- Master Allie Turner 4 year old drummerboy at Barnum's museum .
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWp356d- Group of Union musicians

CWp356d- Group of Union musicians

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWp315d-Young drummer and fifer boys in uniform.

Title: CWp315d_Young_drummer_and_fifer_boys_in_uniform_psd
Summary: CWp315d-Young drummer and fifer boys in uniform.
Keywords:
Description: CWp315d-Young drummer and fifer boys in uniform.
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWp253-Drummer Gilbert Vangaw 79th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

CWp253-Drummer Gilbert Vangaw 79th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWp31ds - Drummer Boy 91st Pennslyvania Vols

CWp31ds - Drummer Boy 91st Pennslyvania Vols

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWd41d- Drum of the 37th NY Irish Rifles nys

CWd41d- Drum of the 37th NY Irish Rifles nys

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWp30ds - Drum Corps of the 27th Massachusetts Volunteers, November 1864

CWp30ds - Drum Corps of the 27th Massachusetts Volunteers, November 1864

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWd39d- Brass drum presented to Henry Galloway of the 55th Massachusetts Volunteers (a black regiment) on Folly Island,S.C.in October 1864.

Title: CWd39d_55th_Mass_Drum_copy
Summary: CWd39d- Brass drum presented to Henry Galloway of the 55th Massachusetts Volunteers (a black regiment) on Folly Island,S.C.in October 1864.
Keywords:
Description: CWd39d- Brass drum presented to Henry Galloway of the 55th Massachusetts Volunteers(a black regiment) on Folly Island,S.C.in October 1864.
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWd40d--Drum with state seal used by a drummer of the 42nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

CWd40d--Drum with state seal used by a drummer of the 42nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

CWd37d- Grouping of various Union drums, horns, fifes and bugles.

Title: CWd37d_Instrument_grouping_copy
Summary: CWd37d- Grouping of various Union drums, horns, fifes and bugles.
Keywords:
Description: CWd37d- Grouping of various Union drums, horns, fifes and bugles.
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

Cwd38d -Drum of the 138th Pennsylvania Volunteers with large painted 6th Army Corps badge on the front.

Title: CWd42d- 138th PV Drum copy
Summary: CWd42d- Drum with sling of the 138th Pennsylvania Volunteers with large painted 6th Army Corps badge on the front.
Keywords:
Description:
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWd35d- Drum with painted New York State Arms and "Gettysburg" inscription.

Title: CWd35d_New_York_State_drum_from_Gettysburg_copy
Summary: CWd35d- Drum with painted New York State Arms and "Gettysburg" inscription.
Keywords:
Description: CWd35d- Drum with painted New York State Arms and "Gettysburg" inscription.
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWd36d- Drum presented to William H Klineyoung by members of Company D 1st Pennsylvania Reserves.

Title: CWd36d_1st_Penn_Reserves_Drum_copy
Summary: CWd36d- Drum presented to William H Klineyoung by members of Company D 1st Pennsylvania Reserves.
Keywords:
Description: CWd36d- Drum presented to William H Klineyoung by members of Company D 1st Pennsylvania Reserves.
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWd34d- Upright bass German silver horn made by D.C. Hall Company for L.D. Field of the 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery Band in 1864.

CWd34d- Upright bass German silver horn made by D.C. Hall Company for L.D. Field of the 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery Band in 1864.

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWd32d-US Regulation painted infantry drum with wooden sticks , web sling and a wooden fife

Title: CWd32d_US_infantry_drum_with_fife_copy
Summary: CWd32d-US Regulation painted infantry drum with wooden sticks , web sling and a wooden fife
Keywords:
Description: CWd32d-US Regulation painted infantry drum with wooden sticks , web sling and a wooden fife
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWd31d- Imported French infantry bugle used by a soldier of the 62nd Pennsylvania Regiment

CWd31d- Imported French infantry bugle used by a soldier of the 62nd Pennsylvania Regiment

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWd33d- Two Union Army fifes, the upper of Maple wood and the lower of black Ebony. Both with brass tips.

CWd33d- Two Union Army fifes, the upper of Maple wood and the lower of black Ebony. Both with brass tips.

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

PW118ds- United States Marine Corps painted wooden drum circa 1845-50.

Title: PW118ds_Marine_drum_copy
Summary: PW118ds- United States Marine Corps painted wooden drum circa 1845-50.
Keywords:
Description: PW118ds- United States Marine Corps painted wooden drum circa 1845-50.
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWd30ds- Regulation US painted infantry drum carried by Almon Laird, drummer of the 27th Massachusetts when captured at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia 1864

CWd30ds- Regulation US painted infantry drum carried by Almon Laird, drummer of the 27th Massachusetts when captured at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia 1864

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWd29d- Drum used by the 6th Massachusetts during the Baltimore riot of 1861. Massachusetts State Archives

Title: CWd29d_Baltimore_Drum_copy
Summary: CWd29d- Drum used by the 6th Massachusetts during the Baltimore riot of 1861. Massachusetts State Archives
Keywords:
Description: CWd29d- Drum used by the 6th Massachusetts during the Baltimore riot of 1861. Massachusetts State Archives
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWd28d-Silver presentation bugle of Florian D. Pitts, Chicago Mercantile Battery

CWd28d-Silver presentation bugle of Florian D. Pitts, Chicago Mercantile Battery

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWd26d-Early painted New York Volunteer drum circa 1846-61. West Point Museum

Title: CWd26d_Early_painted_New_York_Volunteer_drum_circa_1846_61_wp_psd
Summary: CWd26d-Early painted New York Volunteer drum circa 1846-61. West Point Museum
Keywords:
Description: CWd26d-Early painted New York Volunteer drum circa 1846-61. West Point Museum
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWd27ds-Union drum sticks and brass belt holder

Title: CWd27ds_Union_drumstick_and_brass_belt_holder_psd
Summary: CWd27ds-Union drum sticks and brass belt holder
Keywords:
Description: CWd27ds-Union drum sticks and brass belt holder
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWd25d-Painted drum of the 90th New York Volunteers with New York state seal. West Point Museum

Title: CWd25d_Painted_drum_of_the_90th_New_York_Volunteers_with_New_York_state_seal_wp_psd
Summary: CWd25d-Painted drum of the 90th New York Volunteers with New York state seal. West Point Museum
Keywords:
Description: CWd25d-Painted drum of the 90th New York Volunteers with New York state seal. West Point Museum
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWd23ds- Drum presented to a drummer in the 55th Massachusetts Volunteers (United States Colored Troops).

Title: CWd23ds_55th_Mass_Drum_copy
Summary: CWd23ds- Drum presented to a drummer in the 55th Massachusetts Volunteers (United States Colored Troops).
Keywords:
Description: CWd23ds- Drum presented to a drummer in the 55th Massachusetts Volunteers (United States Colored Troops).
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWu97- Jascket and bugle of Gustave Schurman Co I 40th New York Volunteers nys.

CWu97- Jascket and bugle of Gustave Schurman Co I 40th New York Volunteers nys.

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWd20- US Marine Corps drum.

Title: CWd20_US_Marine_drum
Summary: CWd20- United States Marine Corps painted eagle drum.
Keywords:
Description: CWd20- US Marine drum.
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWd22ds-German silver upright horn by Fiske of Worcester, Mass., Engraved,"1st Division, 2nd Corps".

CWd22ds-German silver upright horn by Fiske of Worcester, Mass., Engraved,"1st Division, 2nd Corps".

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWd18ds - Painted drum of the 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery.Connecticut Museum of History

CWd18ds - Painted drum of the 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery.Connecticut Museum of History

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWd19-Trumpet used by Gustave Schurmann Company I 40th New York Volunteers. New York State Collection

CWd19-Trumpet used by Gustave Schurmann Company I 40th New York Volunteers. New York State Collection

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWd16ds- Regulation infantry eagle drum used by a musician in the 2nd Vermont Volunteers.

Title: CWd20_US_Marine_drum
Summary: CWd20- US Marine Corps drum.
Keywords:
Description: CWd20- US Marine Corps drum.
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWd17ds- 10th Connecticut Volunteers painted regimental drum csl., Connecticut Museum of History

CWd17ds- 10th Connecticut Volunteers painted regimental drum csl.

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWd12ds- Drum painted - image of Elmer Ellsworth, 1st Union officer killed in the war. Possibly used by the 44th N.Y. Vol.s, The Ellsworth Avengers. R

CWd12ds- Drum painted - image of Elmer Ellsworth, 1st Union officer killed in the war. Possibly used by the 44th N.Y. Vol.s, The Ellsworth Avengers. Rear view = eagle and motto "Union".

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWd8-Union base drum & beaters.

Title: CWd8_Union_base_drum_beaters
Summary: CWd8-Union base drum & beaters.
Keywords:
Description: CWd8-Union base drum & beaters.
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWd7ds-Regulation US Cavalry bugle of copper with brass trim and yellow cords. Engraved to Company B of the 1st Massachusetts Cavalry 1861

CWd7ds-Regulation US Cavalry bugle of copper with brass trim and yellow cords. Engraved to Company B of the 1st Massachusetts Cavalry 1861

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWd6 - Assorted Union drums&horns.

Title: CWd6_Asst_Union_drums_horns
Summary: CWd6 - Assorted Union drums&horns.
Keywords:
Description: CWd6 - Assorted Union drums&horns.
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWd5ds- Regulation style eagle drum with inscription to the 69th New York Regiment of the Irish Brigade.

Title: CWd5ds_69th_NY_Drum_copy
Summary: CWd5ds- Regulation style eagle drum with inscription to the 69th New York Regiment of the Irish Brigade.
Keywords:
Description: CWd5ds- Regulation style eagle drum with inscription to the 69th New York Regiment of the Irish Brigade.

Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWd4ds-Silver presentation bugle given to a soldier of the 21st Illinois Volunteers.One of the presenters was later killed at the Battle of Chickamaug

CWd4ds-Silver presentation bugle given to a soldier of the 21st Illinois Volunteers.One of the presenters was later killed at the Battle of Chickamauga 1863.

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWd3 - Two different types of drummers neck slings.

Title: CWd3_2_CW_Drum_Slings
Summary: CWd3 - Two different types of drummers neck slings.
Keywords:
Description: CWd3 - Two different types of drummers neck slings.
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWd2ds- Drum with painted eagle and turreted castle design which belonged to the 1st New York Engineers.

Title: CWd2ds_Engineer_Drum_copy
Summary: CWd2ds- Drum with painted eagle and turreted castle design which belonged to the 1st New York Engineers.
Keywords:
Description: CWd2ds- Drum with painted eagle and turreted castle design which belonged to the 1st New York Engineers.
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

CWd1ds- Brass presentation drum given to a soldier of the 127th New York Volunteers by his comrades.

Title: CWd1ds_127th_NY_drum_copy
Summary: CWd1ds- Brass presentation drum given to a soldier of the 127th New York Volunteers by his comrades.
Keywords:
Description: CWd1ds- Brass presentation drum given to a soldier of the 127th New York Volunteers by his comrades.
Owner: don troiani

Source:
Military and Historical Image Bank
PO Box 660 Southbury, CT 06488
203-262-6680 (weekday's 9-5)
FAX 203-262-6979
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/

Eagle Bass Drum

The Blogmaster thinks that this could be an Abner Stevens drum. (See, e.g., "The Painted Drums of Abner Stevens".)

Eagle Banner Painted Bass Drum
Measures 24.25-inches in width and 27.75-inhes in diameter.
Price: $3,600
479-5

Source: Antique Associates at West Townsend, Inc. , 473 Main St., W. Townsend, Mass. 01474 (978)-597-8084. Also see http://www.aaawt.com/html/mad_ads/apr_09/item/11.html

American Militia Bss Drum

Auction Catalog for January 5th & 6th 2007

Lot 622
Estimated: $2500 - $3500
Realized Price: $3510

American militia bass drum, 19th c., decorated with spread winged eagle grasping the American flag, 24" x 22".

Pook & Pook, Inc., 463 East Lancaster Ave, Downingtown, PA 19335
Phone: (610) 269-4040, Fax: (610) 269-9274, info@pookandpook.com

Source: http://www.pookandpook.com/cat/2008-06-13/867

Brass Tacked Drum

Auction Catalog for June 12th & 13th 2008
Lot 867
Estimated: $100 - $200
Realized Price: $527

Bentwood drum with brass tack decoration, 19th c., 14" h., 16 3/4" w.

Pook & Pook, Inc., 463 East Lancaster Ave, Downingtown, PA 19335
Phone: (610) 269-4040, Fax: (610) 269-9274, info@pookandpook.com

Source: http://www.pookandpook.com/cat/2008-06-13/867

"Bird of Freedom" CW Bass Drum, ca. 1860

Civil War drum honors "Bird of Freedom" ca. 1860's (Museum of American Folk Art)

Source: http://antiqueshoppefl.com/archives/rreed/eagle.htm.

Irish Brigade Drum

The sound of a drum can cut through the din of war -- through shouting and shooting and chaos. This drum was carried by the regiment first organized as the 28th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, later to be known as the Fourth Irish Regiment of the Second Brigade, First Division, II Corps -- the "Irish Brigade." At Fredericksburg, the men of the Irish Brigade placed sprigs of green boxwood in their forage caps to distinguish them from all other units. Contemporary reports from Confederate officers note the good fight put up by the Irish Brigade, but the grim fact is that they sustained the highest number of casualties they would suffer in any single engagement of the war. Faugh Ah Ballaugh is Irish for "Clear the way!"

Source: http://www.ceolbinn.com/pictures_from_va.htm

Drummer Boy In African American Civil War Regiment

Drummer Boy In African American Civil War Regiment
Taylor, the drummer boy with the 78th Regt. U.S.C.I. (U.S. Colored Infantry) poses with his drum during the U.S. Civil War.
IMAGE:
© CORBIS

DATE PHOTOGRAPHED
ca. 1861-1865

LOCATION
USA

COLLECTION
Bettmann

Source: http://www.corbisimages.com/Enlargement/Enlargement.aspx?id=NA005173&ext=1

Civil War Museum of Philadelphia

The Civil War Museum of Philadelphia closed the doors of its old museum in 2008, in anticipation of building a new facility, with a planned 2011 opening. That new museum has been delayed until 2014. In the meantime, the Civil War Museum will partner with the Gettysburg Foundation, the African American Museum in Philadelphia, and the National Constitution Center to ensure that parts of the collection will be seen by the public during the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War which begins in 2011.

Will Mayo's Drum, Dropped on the Battlefield of Gettysburg

Source: Gettysburg and Stories of Valor - III, Marketing Department at Inecom Entertainment Company, P.O. Box 38175, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15238.
Copyright © 2009 Inecom Entertainment Company. All rights reserved.

Oberlin Percussion Group

Michael Rosen founded the Oberlin Percussion Group upon joining the Oberlin faculty in 1972. Here he is playing a pre-Civil War drum that he bought in an antique shop and rebuilt
OPG forms a drum-line with rope drums at Cooperman Drum Factory while on tour in 2000
Source: http://www.oberlin.edu/percussn/media/photos/photos.html

Civil War Drum in Indiana State Museum

Civil War drum

[Photo Coming]

Category: Tools & equipment for communication; Musical tools & equipment
Object Name: Drum
Maker: Unknown maker
Place Made: Unknown
Materials: Animal; wood; cloth; metal
Keyword: Music
Measurements: Overall: x 12 1/2 in x 19 1/2 in
Item Count: 1
Style/Title: Civil War drum

Civil war drum. a) The drum features a wooden shell, two animal hide drum heads, and two wooden hoops to secure the heads. The drum parts are held together by rope threaded through metal rings attached to the hoops. Leather tabs are wrapped around the rope laces. A painted ten-pointed star surrounded by a ring of diamonds and five-pointed stars is inlaid on one side of the shell. b) A red shoulder strap is attached by a metal hook to the drum. The strap is not the original one.

Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum

71.2009.082.0416a-b

1863 Drum Played by James K. Hall, Made by Esex Arnold, Little Falls, MN

At 18 years of age, James K. Hall enlisted in Company K, 143d Indiana Volunteer Infantry and mustered into service as a muscian on February 4, 1865. This was his drum. When it was found that he had taught school and was a skillful accountant, Hall was made a company clerk. This chagrinned him throughout his life -- he had three brothers who saw battle, two of them were badly wounded. The 143d mustered into Federal service on February 21, 1865, and was stationed in Tennessee, where it remained until well after the end of the War; being mustered out at Nashville on October 17, 1865.

After the War Hall returned to Loogootee. He died in 1934.

Source: Photo by "Paul", undocumented, but believed to have been taken at a museum in Indiana.

Civil War Drum in Sauk County (WI) Historical Society

Civil War snare drum used by Charles Junge. It is said to have the signatures of his buddies inside.
Frank Pettis (1850- 1918) was eleven when he enlisted in the Union army as a drummer boy during the Civil War. At the age of twelve he began military service with his father and served from February 22, 1862 to August 9, 1865.

Pettis was present for every battle his unit was engaged in - from Suffolk, VA, and Newberne, NC to the sieges of Richmond and Petersburg.

After the war, Pettis returned to Reedsburg and helped in his father’s tailor shop. When he was 20, he became a miller.

He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) and the Reedsburg Drum Corps until his death on August 15, 1918. At his funeral the Reedsburg Drum Corps, with muffled drums preceded the hearse to Greenwood Cemetery where he is buried.

Source: Website of the Sauk County Historical Society.

Note: Curiously, there is a Frank Pettis, civil war drummer, just about the same age, mentioned in Ancestory.com, a geneological website but from New York:

Frank Pettis b. abt. 1851 Binghampton, Broome Co, New York. He served in the civil war as a drummer boy From New York.

Also see:

Reedsburg's Civil War Drummer Boy Buried Here
By Dorothy Douglas Parent
Frank Pettis (1850-1918) was eleven when he enlisted in the army as a drummer boy during the Civil War. At the age of twelve he began military service with his teacher, Captain A. P. Ellinwood, in the 19th Infantry, Company A. He served from February 22, 1862 to August 9, 1865.

Pettis was with his Captain in every battle in which their unit was engaged — from Suffolk, VA and Newberne, NC to the Siege of Petersburg and on to Richmond, where the colors of his regiment were the first to float from the Confederate capital building, Richmond, VA.

After the Civil War, Pettis returned to Reedsburg. First he helped in his father's tailor shop, but at the age of twenty learned the miller's trade. He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and the Reedsburg Drum Corps until his death on August 15, 1918. At his funeral the Reedsburg Drum Corps with muffled drums preceded the hearse to the Greenwood Cemetery where he was buried near his Captain.

Pettis left five children. One of his direct descendants, Richard Curtis Knight, lives today (1998) near Rock Springs.

Civil War Drum in Harrisburg Museum

The information in this post was taken from a post titled, "Using Art to teach about the Civil War pt. 1," in a blog titled "Teaching the Civil War with Technology" whose blogmaster visited the [Pennsylvania] state museum [in Harrisburg where he viewed] paintings *** by Peter Rothermel. The largest, ... "The Battle of Gettysburg" is 16-3/4 feet high and 32 feet long. It's HUGE!. According to a sign near the painting it was unveiled on December 20, 1870 and it depicts the event popularly known as Pickett's Charge. There are numerous historical figures located within the painting such as Union General G. Gordon Meade.

Here are some photos ... of the painting and display at the ... museum.



The previous three photos show the drum that served as a model for the one focused on in the painting, a photograph of Rothermel and invitations to the unveiling of the painting.
***
Note the drum in the bottom center of this picture. It is the same as the one in the display case.
This is the sign leading into the exhibit.

Insanity Over Small Rope Field Drum

As of early Sunday morning (Dec. 20, 2009), bidding on this relatively inconsequential and, possibly misdescribed European drum is approaching $600. What's all the fuss about?

It's all being driven by eBay bidder c***c( 268) who appears to have an insatiable appetite for things Civil War. A glance at the bidding history reveals that c***c( 268) has a high bid in that's being nudged up by r***c( 126) (whose own bidding history reveals that he too has a taste for things Civil War, but whose recent eBay purchasers a fewer in number by far than those of c***c( 268)).

Funny thing is that this drum MAY NOT BE CIVIL WAR!!!!!!!! It's foreign, and it's more recent. Well, at least that's the opinion of the blogmaster and at least one other reader, Will Chappell.

Reader Will Chappell, recognized drum expert, builder, collector and restorer had this to say about the drum:

The little blue drum on ebay looks like it's 20th century French or Belgian, maybe late 19th century at best. Even if it were old enough to be "Civil War Era," as described by the seller, I don't see someone importing a child-sized drum from Europe.

The distinguishing characteristics:

1) Brass European box style snare strainer with single strand of gut
2) Circular hole for snare gate
3) Metal capped sticks with long beads
4) Triangular ears

I can't believe how high people are bidding. What do you think?

[Below is] a photo of the sticks that came with my [French] Couesnon-- very similar design. The modern Belgian makers also put their initials on their brass box strainers. See http://www.tambourdegille.be/marques_futs.htm for examples.



And here are some photos of my Couesnon:



And now the drum that causing all this fuss:


eBay seller the-gunsmith ( 275) is offering item no. 120506138648 described as follows:

Fantastic condition Civil War drum with drumsticks.

This drum is slightly smaller than most of the "regulation" drums I've seen. It measures 13" across the head and 9 3/8" top to bottom. It's not small enough to be a child's drum and it is too well made to be a toy. I have heard these called cadet or militia drums.

Both heads are intact with no holes or tears. This drum could be played right now. It is missing 2 of the leather rope tensioners but the rest are there and in good shape. The snare strings are there but they have become unattached from one side. An easy fix if you want to do it. The body and rims were put together with tacks and both are still as tight as the day it was made. It still has the original rope.

I could not find any makers label or mark anywhere on the drum. Usually, the label was put on the inside of the drum but there is no peephole so you can see inside. The only marks are the initials "BH" on the bracket.

The drumsticks are slightly shorter too. They measure 11 3/4" long. Both had brass caps put on the end.

This set came out of South Georgia and the drum and drumsticks supposedly have been together since the Civil War. That makes sense cause these drumsticks weren't cut down last week. Everything has a beautiful age to it. I know that an oral history isn't worth the paper it's written on but that's the story I got with the drum so I'm passing it on.

Rudimental Drumming Audio Clips from Rudimental Drumming Website

1. 1958 Air Force Quartet that Introduced Backsticking
Note: Some might say "re-introduced" backsticking -- see "Was Carrington Backsticking in 1870? Yes!"
http://www.rudimentaldrumming.com/audioclips/airforce%20quartet.mp3

2. The Long Roll and "Stamina" Mitch Markovich 1961
http://www.rudimentaldrumming.com/audioclips/Mitch%20Markovich%201961.mp3

3. The Long Roll performed by Alfons Grieder
http://www.rudimentaldrumming.com/audioclips/Alfons%20Grieder%20-%20The%20Long%20Roll.mp3

4. The Flam performed by Alfons Grieder
http://www.rudimentaldrumming.com/audioclips/Alfons%20Grieder%20-%20The%20Flam.mp3

5. The Radac Reveille performed by Alfons Grieder
http://www.rudimentaldrumming.com/audioclips/Alfons%20Grieder%20-%20The%20Radac%20Reveille.mp3

6. The Railway performed by Alfons Grieder
http://www.rudimentaldrumming.com/audioclips/Alfons%20Grieder%20-%20The%20Railway.mp3

7. 1965 Emerald Cadets Field Solo
http://www.rudimentaldrumming.com/audioclips/EC-65%20part3.mp3

8. 1966 Albion Grenadiers Quartet written by Doug Kleinhans
http://www.rudimentaldrumming.com/audioclips/Albion%20Grenadiers%201966%20Quartet.mp3

9. 1973 Kingsmen
http://www.rudimentaldrumming.com/audioclips/1973BlueMeanies.mp3

10. "Finis" by Don Worth
http://www.rudimentaldrumming.com/audioclips/don_worth2.mp3

11. The Long Roll performed by Don Worth
http://www.rudimentaldrumming.com/audioclips/long_roll.mp3

12. Flam Paradiddle performed by Don Worth
http://www.rudimentaldrumming.com/audioclips/flam_paradiddle.mp3

13. "Wildfire" Ken Mazur 1975
http://www.rudimentaldrumming.com/audioclips/wildfire.mp3

14. Steve Chorazy 1975
http://www.rudimentaldrumming.com/audioclips/Steve%20Chorazy%201975.mp3

15. "Lazer Beam" Ken Mazur 1976
http://www.rudimentaldrumming.com/audioclips/Lazer%20Beam.mp3

16. Pete Castellano - 1984 DCI Winning Solo
http://www.rudimentaldrumming.com/audioclips/petes%20solo.mp3

17. "Striving For Perfection" by Max Klots

Source: http://www.rudimentaldrumming.com/audioclips/petes%20solo.mp3.

And, listen to the fifes, drums and bugles of the United States Marine Corps (ca. 1904) playing "The Girl I Left Behind Me".

Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore, Legendary Civil War Bandleader, Father of the American Band

eBay seller bookmark6 ( 4521) is offering item no. 360219106110 described as follows:

G.A.R. Grand Military & Civic Ball
New Haven, Connecticut ~ May 15, 1873
Music by Gilmore's Military Band and Orchestra
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Original 19th Century engraved ephemera:

8-page Dance Program, with braided ribbon cord
Two tickets to the Ball; one with stub still attached
Stationary (?) Souvenir (?) ~ front has gold medal and beautiful typography commemorating "Our Country's Brave Defenders"

Some biographical information about bandleader Gilmore:

Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore was born on December 25, 1829 in Ballygar, County Galway, Ireland. After accompanying his father to a protest rally against the British rule in Athlone, Ireland as a member of the Ballygar Fife and Drum Band, Gilmore became enamored with the disciplined band. He was introduced to the great bandleader, Patrick Keating, who taught him classical music and trumpets. Flourishing as a musician, Gilmore left Ireland for Boston in 1848.

In America, Gilmore became the leader of the Boston Brigade Band and then the Charlestown Band. He became famous as a cornet soloist and joined the Salem Brigade Band in 1853, which at the time was regarded as the best in America. With the Salem band, Gilmore performed for the inauguration of President James Buchanan.

After returning to Boston, he reorganized the Boston Brigade Band in 1858, and founded Patrick Gilmore’s Band, which featured 2 woodwinds to each brass instrument. The ensemble was the model for what would become the modern concert band. April 9, 1859 was the date of the first performance by the Gilmore Band.

Over the course of his life, Gilmore wrote several marching songs (often under the pseudonym Louis Lambert) including “Good News From Home”, “We Are Coming Father Abraham”, “Seeing Nellie Home”, 22nd Regiment March”, “Sad News From Home”, “The Everlasting Polka”, “Music Fills My Soul With Sadness” and the definitive performance of Henry C. Work’s “God Save the Nation”. However it was after the Battle of Gettysburg that Gilmore’s biggest hit was written: “When Johnny Comes Marching Home”.

In 1861, Gilmore’s Band enlisted in the Union Army and in 1863, Gilmore was put in charge of training bands in Massachusetts, an honor bestowed upon him by Governor Andrews of Massachusetts. Gilmore would train, equip and send out 20 bands from Massachusetts. After his own service was completed, and the War came to a close, Gilmore was asked by President Lincoln to organize and perform a celebration in New Orleans. After the success of the performance, which included the use of a cannon for the first time, Gilmore received a letter of thanks from the President.

Inspired by the success of the New Orleans event, Gilmore organized a peace festival to celebrate the end of the war. Doubling the numbers of musicians and singers from the New Orleans affair (from 500 to 1,000 and 5,000 to 10,000 respectfully), Gilmore’s National Peace Festival was held in Cooley Square on the Boston Common in 1869. The festival was the biggest social event of the century in Boston and was even attended by President Grant and his cabinet.

In 1872, Gilmore traveled to Europe with his band. Making contact with European bands, Gilmore came back to the United States with the grandiose idea of a World Peace Jubilee, which was held in Boston in 1872. Although a financial failure, the Jubilee solidified Gilmore as a national musical figure and premiere bandmaster of the time.

In the late 1870’s, Gilmore created Gilmore’s Concert Garden (the first Madison Square Garden) in New York. He was also the bandleader for many national celebrations including the July 4th Centennial in Philadelphia (1876), opening of the amusement park on Manhattan Beach in 1879 and the Dedication of the Statue of Liberty in 1886.

Gilmore joined the 22nd Regiment Band in New York in the early 1880’s. With this band, Gilmore started the tradition in 1888 of gathering in Times Square at midnight on December 31 to celebrate the New Year. Gilmore and the Regiment Band would go to Times Square and at midnight, Gilmore would fire two pistols in the air to usher in the New Year.

Gilmore continued touring the nation with the 22nd until his death in 1892 from a heart attack. He was buried in Old Calvary Cemetery in New York. On the night of his funeral, a young bandleader named John Philip Sousa dedicated his performance in memory of the late Patrick S. Gilmore - in Sousa’s reference, “The Father Of the American Band”.


For more information about Gilmore, see the Patrick S. Gilmore Society website, a beautiful piece of work by Michael Cummings.

John Philip Sousa is generally regarded as "the March King" and the bandmaster who defined a standard of excellence for concert bands in America. But Sousa himself regarded Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore as the "Father of The American Band."

Among Gilmore's musical credits is "When Johnny Comes Marching Home".

Lyon & Healey “Monarch” snare drum

eBay seller andrewhorning ( 0 ) [N.B. No experience points -- watch out, be careful.] is offering item no. 260522335466, described as follows:

Undated Lyon & Healey “Monarch” snare drum. Skins in mostly good condition, and are original. The snare side has been patched, and is rough/ a little dried out. Leather tug ring sleeves replaced at some point, and the old cord also looks too good to be original. Rawhide snare cords original; one pair pulled through (original) leather retainer. Everything else is too good to restore, with a great museum patina.

I have a drum very similar to this in my collection, recently sympathetically restored by George Kubicek of Yonkers, New York:

Before:



After:

Civil War Era Drum by William Kilbourn w/ Label

eBay seller phredsfind ( 179) is offering item no. 220525132398 described as follows:

This field size drum is labeled on the inside “ William Kilbourn, Successor to George Kilbourn, Manufacturer of , Bass and Snare Drums, Tambourines, Banjos, Toy Drums, & c., Patent Guitar Banjo, no. 147 Clinton Ave. Albany N. Y.” This same label is found on a Bass Drum 1864-1869 at The National Music Museum. This label was used toward the end or shortly after the Civil War. Overall size is 11 1/4 in. with a diameter of 16 3/4 in. The skins and ropes are missing from the drum body. One of the wood rings has shrinkage damage but the ring parts were saved and attached to the body with four small screws. The wood surface looks old and probably original. This would be good as a restoration project or left as is, with the label visible, for display.

DRUMMER BOY CABINET PHOTO WITH HIS DRUM WEARING A KEPI

eBay seller collcoin ( 9245) is offering item no. 190357675943 described as follows:

DRUMMER BOY CABINET PHOTO. CABINET PHOTO SHOWS A YOUNG DRUMMER BOY WITH HIS DRUM WEARING A KEPI AND A BADGE OF SOME SORT. BADGE COULD BE A CORPS BADGE. CONDITION IS NICE. NOT SURE IF BOY IS A CIVIL WAR DRUMMER OR NOT.

Hoops for 17" Civil War or Moeller Field Rope Drum

eBay seller whchappelle ( 54) is offering item no. 150398411504 described as follows:

Hoops for 17" Civil War or Moeller Field Rope Drum

17" counter hoops for rope drum. Hard maple. 10 holes in each hoop. No snare gates. Lightly used.

VERY SAD LINCOLN IMAGE PUBLISHED DAY HE DIED Nast 1865

eBay seller proffwilly ( 2306) is offering item no. 270501146876 described as follows:

Nineteenth Century "Political Cartoon"
by Thomas Nast

Very Tragic 1865 Image
of
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
PUBLISHED ON THE VERY DAY HE DIED

This item is one of my favorites of the Civil War period - maybe "favorite" is a poor choice of words, as it is a sad, even tragic item, concerning Abraham Lincoln. This is not a dramatic image, the depiction of one of the major events of the Civil War, nor is it one of the most artistic images to come from the pens of the wartime illustrators. Indeed, this is just a small political caricature (today we might say political "cartoon") attributed to Thomas Nast (but not even signed by him), printed in the year 1865. It shows President Lincoln writing (using as a writing platform a US Army drum), and the words he is writing are: "All Seems Well With Us."

What is tragically ironic about this is the date of publication, which is clearly shown at the top of the page on which this image appeared: April 15, 1865 - which was, of course, the very day Lincoln died!

Background:
As the Confederacy came to an end, early in April 1865 Lincoln had journeyed south to visit personally the defeated rebel capital and to congratulate the victorious Union troops. From City Point, Virginia he had telegraphed the simple dispatch: "All seems well with us." This was a serene message, conveying a calm sense of gladness that the nation’s bloodiest war was finally coming to an end. And that is how Thomas Nast portrayed the President, as a very relaxed figure showing little of the wartime stress that had for so long haunted his features. How ironic it was that the date of publication of this image would be the very day Lincoln died, and that the words would turn out to be so inappropriate to the events of that day.

A very special piece of historical Civil War memorabilia, relating not to any major battle, but to the "quirks" that sometimes bring dark humor to wartime situations, reflecting tragedy though intended to show a joyful occasion.

This image is referred to as a "wood engraving" because the plate it was printed from was made from an engraved block of wood - as opposed to, for example, a "steel engraving" or a "copper engraving" (which were printed from directly engraved metal plates). The "cartoon" itself measures about five inches by five inches, and it was printed in Harper’s Weekly almost a century and a half ago. This Lincoln image is on one oversize Harper’s page (15 inches by 10 inches), and this entire page is the item being offered in this auction. Along with the "cartoon," it contains a number of engraved ads, including one for a "pocket pistol" (see scans), and the entire page would make a great display piece.

This item is ORIGINAL - IT IS GENUINE, NOT A REPRINT OR "REPRO" OF ANY SORT! This item is in pristine condition and is a great piece for display!

Vintage Gretsch Marching Wood Rope Drum

eBay seller vanburen-girl ( 2172) is offering item no. 270499938431 described as follows:

I bought this from a man who was the original owner of this drum. He said he got it in the 1940s but it could have been made earlier than that. I think this drum would work well for reenactors of various wars or for a fife and drum corps or as a decoration. The drum still sounds great. Here are some attributes of the drum:

1. It measures 12 inches tall and 14 5/8 inches wide. The drumsticks, which came with the drum, are 16 3/4 inches long.

2. There is strap which goes around your neck so you can march with the drum.

3. There is a 3 inch tear in the lower drum head material but this does not affect the sound of the drum. There is also a 5/8 inch hole near the edge of the lower drum head. The top drum head is nice and tight with no holes or tears.

4. The wooden drum shell has a nice clear finish and normal wear marks for its age.

5. The ropes and leather holders of the ropes are vintage but in good condition.

Union Drummer Boy's Drum

c. 1862, Civil War Identified, Union Drummer Boy's Drum, Sticks, & Ambrotype Photograph of Veteran John Joseph Reiser.

This is an original, rare antique Civil War Union Drummer Boy's Drum, Sticks, plus an accompanying Ambrotype Photograph, of Veteran John Joseph Reiser. The Drum measures 17" wide x 9.25" high, being the personal property of John Joseph Reiser.

John Reiser was originally enlisted as a Drummer Boy into Company A, 4th Regiment, Maryland Volunteer Infantry on Nov. 16, 1861 at Baltimore. He then transferred into Company G, 3rd Regiment, of the same Infantry where he served as a soldier for three years. He was so young, his mother persuaded his father to join the same unit, "in order to look after him," but they fought together in only one engagement, the Battle of Cedar Mountain, Va. August 3, 1862. In that conflict the son cared for his father, carrying him to a dressing station after finding him wounded on the field of battle. The drummer boy received a flesh wound at the Battle of Antietam, said to have been the bloodiest battlefield during any single day in the history of the world up to that time. He found his brother dying on the battle field and was with him until his death. Later he found his wounded father who lived long enough to return home where he later died of his wound.

John Joseph Reiser participated in nine major battles and numerous skirmishes, all of which are Recorded in Period Ink being Written as Documentation on the top skin of the drum. The Regiment was assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 12th and 20th Corps. Army of the Potomac and Army of Cumberland, and Participated in the following engagements; Cedar Mountain, Va. August 3, 1862; Antietam, Md. Sept. 17th, 1862; Chancellorville, May 1 to 4th, 1863; Gettysburgh, Pa. July 1st, 2nd and 3rd, 1863; Wauhatchie, Tenn. Oct. 28th, 1863; Lookout Mountain, Resaca, Ga. May 8th to 13th, 1864; Marietta, Ga. and Kenesaw Mountain, June 9th to 30th, 1864; Peachtree Creek, Ga. July 19th, 1864; Atlanta, Ga. Sept. 2nd, 1864, and numerous skirmishes.

He was honorably discharged at the age of 19 under the command of General Sherman as a private on Nov. 12, 1864, at Chattanooga, Tenn. at the end of his enlistment. By the end of the war he was one of only two survivors from his Regiment and he had one of the longest service records of any Civil War veteran in Michigan. Reiser died Feb. 23rd, 1932 at the age of 85. The drum is said to be the very same one seen in the ambrotype, although it was later modified, by being reduced in size after the war, which was a common practice. A comprehensive family history will accompany this lot, including the drum, sticks and Ambrotype photo of John Reiser. The bottom drum skin is original and has a 5.5" tear and a second smaller star shaped tear. The Ambrotype Photo is dated underneath in pencil, "May 1862", "J. Reiser."
It is our best opinion that the Drum, Sticks, Ambrotype Photo and the ink writing documentation of battles recorded on the top skin of the drum is authentic and of the period. Not being present at the time, the possibility remains that the ink writing on the top skin may have been accomplished immediately after each battle, or at some point just after the war. A very unique collection with a remarkable heroic story of this very young, Union Drummer Boy.

Source: Live Auctioneers, Lot 371, Militaria.

sold for $7,500
Autographs-Coins-Currency-Americana
9:00 AM PT - Aug 30th, 2009
offered by
Early American
P.O. Box 3507
Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067
Identified Civil War Union Drummer Boy Actual Drum

Civil War Eagle Regimental Drum Mfg. C & F Soistmann

eBayer brentsantiquesinc ( 1714) offers eBay item no. 290376554066 described as follows:

Here is a Spectacular Original Civil War Painted Regimental Drum From the Philadelphia. This is one of the most beautiful atifacts we have ever been able to offer on Ebay . It is a gorgeous original Civil War painted regimental snare drum . This one stands out no matter what it is displayed beside. It stands 15 3/4 inches tall and measures 16 5/8 inches across head. The body of the drum has the spectacular painted Union Eagle in the center . In one of the eagle's talons it has the arrows of war and in the other talon is the branch of peace. It has the red white and blue shield in the center of the eagle's chest. The eagle has the ribbon design coming out of her beak. It has been hand painted. "Regt. US Infantry " in great condition white paint. Above the ribbon it has the rays with the stars below . All of this is set on a blue base background that makes the detail stand out even more. The drum head skin have a slight tear that can only be sen upon real close inspection . On the botom head it even has the original snare strings intact . The drum is held together by the original ropes. When you look through the percussion hole on the side you are greeted by the orginal paper maker's label on the inside . It reads "C & F SOISTMANN / Manufacturers of all kinds of /DRUMS ?No. 438 Dillwyn St./PHILADELPHIA , Pa. " The Maker's book shows that Conrad & Frederick Soistmann were listed at this address in 1863 . This drum is a thing of beauty as well as superb craftsmanship. These are getting very hard to find so untouched as in discovered condition . A real investment grade Historical Drum. A great drum that is realy worth closer to $10,000.00 in this fine untouched condition. Hard to find this nice and uncut all original right down to the ropes and label and heads ... A great example for the picky collector.

More on the First Corps of Cadets and the 1834 Drum by H. Prentiss (Boston), Painting by Charles Hubbard.

Readers of this blog will recall an earlier post concerning a most beautifully painted 1834 drum by H. Prentiss of Boston, painted by American landscape artist and sign painter Charles Hubbard, "Historic Drum of the First Corps of Cadets, Massachusetts", this blog, March 19, 2008.

In this post, information from an old version of the Town of Winchester's official website was provided to us by Terry Cornett who restored the drum to playable condition, is republished to give us some insight into the military unit that commissioned and used the drum, as well as a famous progenetor, Col. William P. Winchester.

Terry Cornett wrote:

My first encounter with the “Prentiss Drum,” was in January of 2006, when I was contacted by Mrs. Kim McDowell, who was the owner. She and her husband ran Eagle Trading Company in Cottondale, Florida[, an antique shop].

When she first contacted me, she was attempting to restore the drum herself and needed rope and leather tuning ears to complete the task. I ordered “Eli Brown” style leather ears from Cooperman Fife and Drum Company, as well as 50 feet of Cooperman’s 4-strand linen cordage.

In July 2006, she contacted me [again], saying [that] she was unable to re-assemble the drum and asked if she could ship it to me for completion. I eagerly accepted the charge.

The drum arrived disassembled and I took inventory of the parts supplied and informed Mrs. McDowell as to what was required to restore the drum. Only one hoop was included, so I ordered a blank from Cooperman, which I would eventually shape and glue to fit the drum. I failed to measure accurately and the final drum now has a narrower hoop on the top head. I attempted to match the paint color with the bottom hoop.

The bottom hoop was broken in two, and required repair. I sandwiched a thin piece of brass (I believe) between the hoop plies and secured the two ends with screws. I then shaped wooden inserts to fill the gaps of lost wood. These can be seen in the accompanying photographs.

Unfortunately, the heads had been off the drum so long, the flesh hoops had warped to the point the heads looked like potato chips. The original skins were extremely thin, and attempts to remove them from the old flesh hoops and re-tuck on new hoops proved futile. I ordered new calfskin and new flesh hoops (unglued, so I could properly size them to the shell and counterhoops.

I repaired and reshaped the bearing edges, gluing and filling as necessary.

The drum did not have snares of any kind; but it was obvious, from observing the hoop, that snares were an original item. I utilized some old catgut and fashioned leather butt-plates to secure them. Mechanical snare strainers were not very common when this drum was made [1834]. Snares were often simply “clamped” in place by the counterhoops.

When I start reassembling the drum, I notice the McDowells had “antiqued” the leather ears by placing them in hot fireplace ashes. In fact, one had its leather tie burned in two. Luckily, I had them purchase 10 ears; but the drum only need 9.

The McDowells had always wanted to resell the drum but [thought that] the drum would not bring a good price unless it was complete. I went one step further and made a “player” out of it. I sent photos of the drum to the McDowells and they [thought] the rope was too white, so I replaced it with Hungarian hemp.

***

In 2008, I saw Ellis Mirsky’s FieldDrums blog and there was the drum I had restored. From the photograph, I could tell that the top hoop was the same as when I made it. *** [A]pparently the drum had changed hands a few times in the last couple of years. ***

I have attached photos I took upon arrival, during repairs and its completion. I regret I did not take more detailed photos. I am also including a document I sent the McDowells, which I copied from the Internet and highlighted a section about the Corps of Cadets.

-----

COL. WILLIAM P. WINCHESTER
Who was the man for whom the Town of Winchester was named? Before being approached by the incorporation committee, Col. Winchester had no known association with the area, though he may have been known by reputation, he and his family having been prosperous and socially prominent for many generations.

William Winchester was a descendant of John Winchester of Kent Co., England, who left England with his wife Hannah and arrived in Boston in 1835, later living in Hingham and Brookline. John Winchester was apparently a successful farmer and a prominent citizen, being a surveyor and constable. His son John, from whom the Colonel descended, was also a prominent citizen of Brookline, being a signer of the 1704 petition to incorporate Muddy River as Brookline and becoming its first representative to the General Court. Other descendants also prospered. In the fifth generation, Edmund Winchester, father of our Colonel, was born in 1772 in Newton where his father was a rich farmer. He moved to Boston as a young man and married in 1796. When his father died in 1798, Edmund inherited the largest portion of his estate.

Becoming a merchant, Edmund Winchester espoused a profession which made him a wealthy man and part of the social elite in the young Republican nation. He was founder and senior partner of the firm of E. A. and W. Winchester(5) of Boston, wholesale merchants, and soap manufacturers. Eventually Edmund’s sons William and Stephen also came into the firm. In Boston business directories of the 1840s, E. A. and W. Winchester is listed under the categories “Salt Provisions Wholesale” and “Soap and Candle Manufacturers.” During Edmund’s time, a major customer was the U.S. Navy which contracted with the Winchester firm for its supplies for 30 years or more. At the dissolution of the firm in 1866, according to descendant Fanny Winchester Hotchkiss who wrote a family history, it was “one of the oldest and heaviest firms in Boston.”(6) Civically minded like his forbears, Edmund was elected a representative of the Massachusetts Legislature (1820-1822) and was a director of the Merchants National Bank of Boston (1833-1837).

William, Edmund Winchester’s eldest surviving son, was born on Nov. 9, 1801 in Boston. In 1823, he adopted the middle name Parsons by an act of the Legislature to distinguish himself from another William Winchester in Boston. Upon his father’s death in 1839, William Winchester succeeded his father as head of the firm. According to the family historian, “William P. Winchester was a prominent merchant, well known in Boston for his business ability and public spirit, also for his excellent judgment and great foresight in mercantile affairs. His untiring industry, firmness and self-reliance enabled him for many years to carry out with great success a large and important business, and at his death in 1850 was one of the wealthiest men in Boston, his estate being valued at upwards of half a million dollars, a large fortune for that period. He possessed more than a common share of natural shrewdness.”(7)

Married to the heiress Eliza Gill Bradlee, only daughter of Thomas and Mary Bradlee of Boston, William P. Winchester lived in Boston. Unlike some of his forbears, he did not get involved in politics. “Had he desired, [he] might have sought an official or political career, but...had no inclination and too much integrity to employ his wealth for the purchase of political favor.”(8) However, he did hold corporate posts, as a director of the Boston Exchange Company and a director of the Merchants Bank of Boston.

Col. Winchester was a very social man. “Unbounded in hospitality, he entertained in magnificent style. He was a warm-hearted, open-handed gentleman, generous and exceedingly popular.”(9) He was also man of culture. “He was an accomplished scholar in French, Spanish, and Italian and was also a discriminating judge and a liberal patron of the fine arts, enthusiastically fond of music, to which he gave munificent support,” and had a “love for painting.”(10) He no doubt shared his love of music with his uncle Amasa, who was one of the founders, trustees, and presidents of Boston’s Handel and Haydn Society.

One of Winchester’s known passions was yachting. This sport was quite the fashion for the merchant class of Winchester’s generation. William Winchester joined the yachting crowd when he bought the Mermaid from shipping magnate Benjamin C. Clark in 1836. In 1839 he launched the Northern Light, reportedly the longest and fastest yacht along the North Shore. It was painted several times by Fitz Hugh Lane, Robert Salmon, and others. “A crimson stripe slashed across the gleaming ebony of her topsides, her bends were varnished bright, and Northern Light’s crew of amateurs was uniformed by her convivial owner in white trousers, red shirts, and straw hats encircled by red bands with flowing ends that were stitched with her name in gold.

The standard ration before and aft the mast was a brandy punch of no uncertain character, called ‘bimbo.’”(11) Bimbo was made from a quart of brandy, six lemons, sugar, and a quart of water. “Its name and fame figured in a popular ditty that was often sung on Northern Light,” according to the Boston Globe (June 21, 1935).


Newspaper photo of Northern Light painting with inserts of Col. Winchester (left) and Louis Winde

“Possessed of much personal charm and endowed with an hospitable heart, Col Winchester’s delight was to take his friends down the harbor, first in the little schooner Mermaid, which he owned long enough to whet his sporting appetite for a larger and faster craft.” He also entered Northern Light in races at Newport, Nahant, and perhaps other places. According to one source, Winchester sold Northern Light late in 1849; according to another it was sold after his death in 1850. Either way, four men bought her and fitted her out for the California gold fields. She was lost in 1850 while trying to negotiate the Straits of Magellan en route to California.

Another of his social activities, the one from which he received his military title, was the First Corps of Cadets. This group originated as early as 1726 as the bodyguard to the royal governor of the Province of Massachusetts under the name Independent Company of Cadets. A cadet then meant not a student in a military college but a gentleman who entered the army without a commission to learn the military profession. Prospective cadets had to be nominated by a member and had to be able to afford to purchase their own uniforms and pay dues for the upkeep of the company.

The corps’ most famous commander was John Hancock who joined in 1766 and became commander in 1772. He, however, did not get along with the royal governor, Lt. Gen. Sir Thomas Gage, who dismissed Hancock. This outraged the cadets, whose custom was to elect their own officers, and they disbanded in August 1774. Two years later they reorganized and took part in various campaigns of the Revolution. In 1786, the group was reorganized with the name First Corps of Cadets (12) and was accorded the honor of continuing to serve as the governor’s official bodyguard. It was given the insignia and colors it still has, a sunburst star with the motto Monstrat Viam (“it shows the way”).

Between the War of 1812 and the Civil War, the heyday of the volunteer militia movement, the Boston corps served a mostly ceremonial function, particularly as an escort for very important persons, such as President Washington and Gen. Lafayette, when they visited Boston. The Boston Cadets frequently changed their uniforms to be the most splendidly clad unit in Boston. Because of the expense, only wealthy young men could afford to join, and the corps was very much a social club.

Winchester was elected a “fine member” of the corps in Feb. 1831. “Fine members” participated in all social activities of the corps but were excused from military duties on payment of an assessment or fine. They were required to have uniforms and were expected to turn out for parade. According to Corps records, Winchester was absent from the annual inspections in July of 1832 and 1833, but there is no further mention of him until 1842. That August some Maryland cadets visited, and there was a levee at his house at Franklin Place–i.e., a party with wine, music, dancing, etc.

Then, when he enlisted as an active member that October, he was immediately and unanimously elected Lt. Colonel (the rank of all the corps’ commanders). According to the Cadets’ museum, he probably bought his colonelcy, a common practice in the militia companies of the period which he could well afford. According to the treasurer’s report of May 1843, he gave the cadets a gift of $1,075 (purpose unknown, though probably a payment for something). He commanded the Cadets from October 1842 to August 1844. As an indication of how pressing his military duties were, Winchester took a grand tour of Europe in 1843, during the second half of his command years.(13) On the eve of his furlough, July 4, 1843, he invited cadets to accompany him on a fishing expedition on board Northern Light. The records indicate he was back from France by July 2, 1844, and he resigned on Aug. 5.

Since the corps was a ceremonial and socially elite body, it may be supposed that Winchester’s European tour was a success for the corps as well as Winchester himself, for he wore his uniform and bore his title to the centers and courts of Europe.

According to his diary, he was twice presented to King Louis Philippe. On the first occasion, “I was in a new Cadet uniform and introduced as Lieut. Col. Winchester, ‘Commander of the Body Guard of the Governor of Massachusetts.’ The King asked me what Corps I commanded, and I replied as above–he then said ‘it was a post of great honor.’ I said, in reply, ‘I appreciate it as such, Your Majesty.’”

On the second occasion, a grand reception at the Palace, he wrote, “The Duke of Nemours asked me, as follows–’What uniform is it, sir, that you wear?’ I replied, “The uniform of the Independent Corps of Cadets of Boston, the Body Guard of the Governor of Massachusetts,’ he immediately replied–’It is a splendid uniform, sir.’ I bowed to the Duke for the compliment, thanking His Highness for his good opinion of it and retired much gratified.”(14)


The cadets, of whom there were about 66 in the unit as of January 1843, must have liked their commander. They presented him with a silver pitcher and salver on the eve of his departure for his European trip. The corps commissioned a piece of music, Winchester’s Quick Step, “respectfully dedicated” to him and performed in a parade in January 1843 and again on his return from France in July 1844.(15) Though evidently a likable man, there is an indication that Col. Winchester could actually have been a terror at times. An intriguing note on the back of his Cadets membership card says, “Beat a Boston Editor nearly to death for lampooning his daughter’s wedding festival.”

About 1848-49, Winchester had built a grand summer home in Watertown, surrounded by beautiful grounds which extended to the Charles River so that he could sail his yacht to his own home.


photo by Peter Engeldrum

Shortly afterward, at the age of 49, the Colonel died unexpectedly. He was interred in the family tomb at Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge.


photo by Peter Engeldrum

As noted above, the family had some correspondence with and gave gifts to the Town of Winchester but apparently had no other association with the town. However, two grandchildren of the colonel’s brother Stephen were born in Winchester, and, though the family apparently did not stay in town, the colonel’s great-nephew, Henry Winchester Cunningham donated a copy of a family history he compiled to the Winchester library.



Notes
1) George Cooke, “Waterfield,” The Winchester Record. A revised copy of his map has been printed in Henry Smith Chapman, History of Winchester Massachusetts, revised edition, Winchester, 1975.
2) Chapman, p. 162
3) Quoted in Chapman, p. 163.
4) The Hoyt portrait was done posthumously. Another posthumous portrait, this one of the Colonel in uniform by W. W. Churchill, hangs at the Cadets Museum in Boston.
5) The E, A, and W, stand presumably for the brothers Edmund, Amasa, and William.
6) Fanny Winchester Hotchkiss, Winchester Notes, New Haven, Conn.: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co., 1912.
7) Ibid., p. 111.
8) Ibid.
9) Ibid., p. 112.
10) Ibid., pp. 111-112.
11) Joseph Garland, Boston’s North Shore. Boston: Little, Brown, 1978.
12) The corps’ name changed several times. During William Winchester’s era it was known as the Independent Corps of Cadets.
13) Since the Colonel died in 1850, further history of the Corps is outside the scope of this history; however, it should be mentioned that the group did more than show off splendid uniforms on parade. The cadets served in the Civil War and all succeeding conflicts, except the Spanish-American War. In the 20th century it became part of the National Guard. Reorganized and redesignated many more times, it served as infantry, engineers, antiaircraft artillery, cavalry, armor, infantry again, and signal, and, after World War I, the Corps became a battalion of military police. In 1996 it consolidated with the Military Police as the Headquarters Detachment, 211th Military Police Battalion.
14) The location of the diary is unknown, if indeed it still exists. These excerpts were copied from the diary, and the typescript is in the collection at the Cadets Museum in Boston.
15) The composer of the quickstep was Adam Kurek, composer and band leader.

Civil War Era Rogers Eagle Drum (Flushing, Long Island)

eBay seller user7666680g50 ( 1734) is offering item no. 200415058995, described as follows:

GREAT ORIGINAL PAINTED CIVIL WAR DRUM
MEASURES 16 3/4 INCHES DIAMETER X 12 1/2 INCHES HIGH
ORIGINAL LABEL READS, A ROGERS FLUSHING LI
ROPE IS REPLACED

1900's Wurlitzer Rope Tension Wood Snare Drum

eBay seller 1968z28 ( 1527) is offering item no. 320461752902, described as follows:

1900's Wurlitzer Rope tension snare drum. Size is 8x16 but the actual head size is roughly 15.5 inches. Drum is complete and functional. All the leather pulls and rope are in good shape.

1800s 6x15.5 10 TUG BIRDS EYE MAPLE ROPE SNARE DRUM

eBay seller mikecurottodrums ( 1687) is offering item no. 350288122546, described as follows:

FROM THE ESTATE OF KENNY WILLIAMS. KENNY OWNED A LEGENDARY DRUM SHOP (DRUMLAND) IN SF FROM THE 1950s TO THE 1980s. KEN WAS A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE FOR 45 YEARS. HIS FAMILY HAS ASKED ME TO HELP THEM SELL SOME OF KENNY'S SNARE DRUMS. WE ARE ON A BIT OF A TIME LIMIT SO THESE DRUMS ARE SOLD AS IS ERGO THEY NEED TO BE CLEANED UP BUT THERE ARE SOME COOL DRUMS IN THIS ESTATE SO BE SURE TO ALSO CHECK OUT MY OTHER AUCTIONS.***1800s 6x15.5 10 TUG BIRDS EYE MAPLE ROPE SNARE DRUM...THE HEADS WERE SPECIALLY TUCKED BY KEN WILLIAMS

CIVIL WAR DRUMSTICKS

eBayer dracula-666 ( 205) offers eBay item no. 170413764740, described as follows:

RARE PAIR OF CIVIL WAR DRUMSTICKS (MAYBE EARLIER),ABOUT 15 INCHES LONG,NUB ON FAT END IS ABOUT 1 INCH, FAT PART OF STICK IS 3/4 INCH,NOT SURE OF TYPE OF WOOD , PUT APEARS TO SOME TYPE OF HARDER WOOD.THE PERFECT ITEM TO ACCOMPANY A NICE CIVIL WAR DRUM.

Civil War Original Militia Drum

eBayer gettysburgquartermaster ( 534) offers eBay item no. 170409197263 described as follows:

Measures about 16" x 11". One side has a couple holes, as shown in photos. Other side is flawless, pound on it once and hear that old beat.

The Moeller Drums of the Mount Kisco Fire Department Ancient Fife & Drum Corps

Mount Kisco Fire Department
Ancient Fife & Drum Corps
Mount Kisco, New York


One of the exceptional sights, even to untrained eyes and unskilled ears is the Grand Republic Drum set made by the renowned Sanford Augustus Moeller. “Gus” is widely considered to have been one of the foremost ancient drum makers in the country. He passed away in 1960 at the age of 82. His legacy of drums, particularly in the fife and drum community, can unquestionably be seen in the Mount Kisco Ancient Fife and Drum Corps. The 10 snare, 3 bass, hand painted set is believed to be, and is recognized as, the largest complete Moeller set still in tact in the United States. The Ancients are very proud and thankful that Gus Moeller was, and will forever be, an integral part of the Corps history.

The drums possess unique hand painted images of Native Americans, of which no two figures are alike, with stylistic and artistic nuances attributed to the individual drum. Gus handcrafted the set using ash with calfskin heads, linen rope and leather ears to tighten the drum head down. The delivery of the set took place between 1950-1953. Moeller took great pride in each drum he made, often delivering them in person. This enabled him to witness the enjoyment of the first play by the new owner. Moeller also invited buyers to come to his workshop in Mt. Vernon, NY to observe the handcrafting and love he put into each drum.

In a letter Mr. Moeller wrote to Mr. Hugh Quiqley of Wallingford, CT in 1954, who had just taken home a Moeller Grand Republic Drum, Gus pointed out that “There have been only three organizations given Grand Republic Drums and happily they have been organizations of EXCELLENT character and reputations…The three Corps now owning them are the Chas. T. Kirk, F.D. Corps of Brooklyn, The North Branford, CT. Fife and Drum Corps of North Branford, CT and The Mount Kisco Fife and Drum Corp. These organizations are certainly all HONORABLE.”

Howard F. Reiff wrote an obituary on Mr. Moeller, revealing several attributes that those who had dealings with Gus were certainly aware:

“The man himself was a phenomenon, known for his eccentricities and straight from the shoulder remarks. To purchase Moeller Drums was a chore in itself. One had to go through a third degree…for you had to be able to play well to qualify! I remember when a Corps placed an order for a whole set of these drums and was told that Gus would accept the order only after he had attended one of their rehearsals to make sure the drums would be used properly. I refer to the original Mt. Kisco Corps. The drums were delivered and are still used today…they are as good as the day they were delivered some years ago.”

http://www.mountkiscoancients.org/index_files/Page368.htm

Ed. Note: Thanks go to George Kubicek for finding this information on the World Wide Web.

Carl Fischer Drum

eBayer mmmguitarman ( 2592) is offering eBay item no. 120499776554, described as follows:

Vintage 1900's Carl Fischer 16" Rope Marching Drum

This is a vintage 1900's era, Carl Fischer 16" (Cooper Square, New York) 'Rope' Marching Drum. Used. Shell depth is 10". 3-ply mahogany shell. Maple hoops. Snare throw-off looks to original, though not positive (see photo). 'String' snare strands. The snare side head is a Remo Clear Ambassador. The top head looks to be a Remo 'Fiberskyn' (not sure). Cotton rope is worn and will not 'tighten'. 10 original string 'lugs'. Two original string sliding tighteners ('hide' part of tighteners is worn). Shell is out of round (up to 1/4") on both sides. This drum needs some work in order to be able to play it properly.

19th-Century Rope Tension Snare Drum

eBayer excelsiorcornetband ( 811) is offering eBay item no. 260516656898, described as follows:

This drum is postwar and probably dates from the 1870s-1880s. It is of the correct pattern for a "period-correct" Civil War reenacting impression. It is made of dark-stained laminated maple or ash, with oak tension hoops. The shell measures 16" x 11". The overall height is 12.5". There are 20 original period iron hooks (2 with hanger loops) and a very nice original snare strainer. The heads are calfskin and are either original or of the period. There is no label inside, so I cannot tell who the maker/seller was.

CONDITION: It is not playable as-is--it was rigged for display only. Both heads are damaged, see pictures. Neither can be made playable. (I would recommend a Remo FibreSkyn batter head and a Remo Renaissance snare head if you want to restore it for playing.) The ropes are nylon boat line; the tugs are soft leather, the snares are waxed artificial sinew, and the snare butt is soft leather. These four items are not functional and were for display only; they (plus the heads) must be replaced with proper fully functional replacements if you want to play it. The shell and hoops are in very good shape with no cracks or significant damage. The upper hoop has a minor warp.

PLAYING QUALITIES: The drum was rigged for DISPLAY ONLY and is NOT PLAYABLE as-is; it will need a full restoration. I can recommend an excellent drum restorer who is also a Civil War reenacting drummer, if you like.

ACCESSORIES: None.

THE STRAIGHT DOPE: This drum would be a good choice for a reenactor looking for an inexpensive original 19th-century drum to restore and play. It needs work but it will look good and probably play well once it's restored to playing condition.

Ludwig Military Parade Field Rope Drum