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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Walkinshaw Drum

Drum from the American Civil War, exhibited in the Soldiers and Sailors National Military Museum and Memorial, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Civil War Drum used on Union Navy gunboat Benton by Samuel Walkinshaw, gunboat engineer.

Donated by great grand-daughter Mable Langsdale.

Photo by Daderot.

1 comment:

shelle rene steffler baldwinFebruary 16, 2012 at 4:32 PM
Mable T. Langsdale was my grandmother...I remember when she donated this along with other items of his
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