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Union drum
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This 1864 military-issue rope-tension snare drum
was made by Ernest Vogt of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The drum was used in the Civil War by Samuel Kyle,
who served as a private in Captain James Christie’s
Company K, 22nd New Jersey Volunteers. The eagle
embellishment on the side of the drum was a common
design but varied from manufacturer to manufacturer.
Many of the field drummers were young boys, age
twelve to sixteen. A drummer sounded the morning
and evening camp duties and also sounded the field
maneuvers. Most field drummers would have been accompanied
by fifers. |
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Division of Cultural History, Musical History
National Museum of American History, Smithsonian
Institution
Behring Center
Gift of John S. Kyle
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