Side Drum, ca. 1864, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Wood, calf skin, rope, Shell height (head to head

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Side Drum, ca. 1864, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Wood, calf skin, rope, Shell height (head to head with rims): 15-3/8 inches ( cm), Membranophone-double-headed / cylindrical drum, Attributed to Ernest Vogt (American), This side drum from the 1860s bears a stenciled eagle design that was typical of the thousands of instruments produced for use by the Union army during the Civil War. The eagle is painted on a blue field, which means it was used in the Infantry, and a banner held in the eagle's beak bears the words REG: U

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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