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the front with an image of an eagle clutching six arrows in its talons with seven five-pointed stars. The back side has dark brown paint. The body of the drum banded together by numerous small nails along the seam. With 8 patent leather tensions and corresponding double braided ropes. Both headbands are painted black; the top has 8 laces for increasing tension of the head. Includes a pair of 18` drumsticks. This drum was purportedly collected by Private Daniel M. Reed, a member of Co. G of the 50th Pennsylvania, who was killed in 1862 at the battle of Chantilly, Virginia. According to documentation accompanying the drum, Reed `captured` the drum from an abandoned South Carolina fort during the 50th`s participation as part of an expeditionary force that camped near Beaufort in the fall and early winter of 1861-1862. After Reed`s death, the drum was returned to his family in Pennsylvania. Included are photocopies of a number of letters from Reed`s South Carolina service. Inside of drum`s peephole is an inked notation Restored and repaired Feb, 1983. 15` high x 17.5` diameter.

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