Greetings everyone! I’ve added two more resources to the Historical Documents page. The first is “Infantry Tactics” by Silas Casey, published in 1863. While this is first and foremost a military manual used during the Civil War, it contains specific instructions for drummers covering the various calls and beats to be used.

The second is “The Sergeant-Drummers Manual; or Drum, Flute & Bugle Duty Tutor”, also called “Potter’s Drum, Flute & Bugle Duty Tutor” by Samuel L Potter and revised by J. J. Renwick, a British manual published in 1886. As stated in the Introduction, the primary purpose of the manual “is to bring about a greater uniformity in the training of Drum and Flute Corps in the Army.”

Happy drumming!