The drums were a big communication device. They were used to send signals to the troops both in battle and in camp,it was also used to keep beat as they marched The music served to provide some...
Civil war drummer boys were very important. They sent signals with their drums. With out the drummer boys the soldiers would have a harder time figuring out what a higher ranked officer needed them...
Yes. In the Union Army, for most of the war, the pay was $12 per month. A drummer (or bugler, or fifer) was a full fledged member of his military unit, entitled to uniform, rations, pay and other...