Field Drums (a/k/a Field of Drums)

“Build it and they will drum.” Dedicated to research, study and comparisons of field drums. Our purpose is to collect information about historical U.S. drums (manufacture, preservation, conservancy, repair, market) for use by scholars, collectors and others. Photographs of drums, and anything related, together with informative narratives, are welcome. Interested readers will find archived postings a good resource. Reach us at emirsky@gmail.com.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

EARLY AMERICAN MILITIA DRUM WITH A DRAMATIC FOLK-STYLE EAGLE CIRCA 1812-1846

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Pre-Civil war American militia drum, ca 1812-1848 (war of 1812-Mexican war era) with a fantastic stylized folk-style eagle in a red, white, ...

Civil War Drum in Soldiers and Sailors National Military Museum and Memorial, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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

Museum of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts

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Drums in the Museum of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts, located in Faneuil Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. T...

Walkinshaw Drum

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Drum from the American Civil War, exhibited in the Soldiers and Sailors National Military Museum and Memorial, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ...
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Charles H. May Drum Donated to Port Carbon, Pennsylvania Museum

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Andy Matsko/staff photos Bert Bensinger talks about one of the Civil War-era drums he donated Thursday to the Historical Society of Schuylk...

1st Minnesota Civil War drum, 1861, by William S. Tompkins, Yonkers, New York

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1st Minnesota Civil War drum, 1861. The 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment was the first unit from any state pledged to fight for ...
Monday, July 4, 2011

Noble & Cooley's Civil War Snare

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Original Issue ca. Civil War Era 2011 Reissue Label in 2011 Reissued Drums In 1854, in the rural town of Granville Massachusetts, Sila...

Noble & Cooley Featured in Boston Globe Article

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Note: This story from the Boston Globe's website and hard copy paper. See also " Noble & Cooley To Re-Issue Civil War Drums t...
Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Snare Science -- A Major Contribution to Rudimental Drumming

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A bloging engineer going by the name flamdraggrid has created a wonderful website to which you are referred. The site has tons of informat...

Grid U - An American Rudimental Legacy: The West Point Hellcats

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Grid University is proud to present the original documentary: An American Rudimental Legacy: The West Point Hellcats Produced by Kevin...
Sunday, May 29, 2011

A Painted William S. Tompkins Drum Shows Up

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Don Sorensen, a reader of this blog, wrote and sent photos of this unique drum: Hi, I don't think the lettering will show up. The gil...
Friday, May 20, 2011

1833 Eli Brown Drum, No. 712

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Mark Sampson, a reader of this blog, sent the below photos to us asking where he might get it appraised. He referred to it as an 1833 ...
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Monday, May 16, 2011

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eBay seller shadrowschoice ( 1627), item no. 120725371661 wrote: OFFERED FOR AUCTION IS AN IMPRESSIVE RARE ANTIQUE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR ERA ...
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