This photo was taken between 1861 and 1865. It pictures three soldiers of the 2nd Rhode Island Infantry in camp with their drums. A higher resolution image is available for download at the Library of Congress website.
Three soldiers in camp with drums
Civil War re-enactors will find these manuals useful, as will rudimental drummers interested in our rudimental past.
“A New, Useful and Complete System of Drum Beating” by Charles Ashworth, 1812
“Col. H.C. Hart’s New and Improved Instructor for the Drum” by Col. H.C. Hart, 1862
“The Drummer’s and Fifer’s Guide” by George Bruce and Dan Emmett, 1862
These PDF’s were created from the images available at Fife & Drum Online.
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