Drummer+Boys

=Drummer Boys=

Drummer Boys What they did:

 * Sent signs to troops in battle and Camp
 * Provided Music
 * Helped cooks make food
 * Kept camp in Miltary Order
 * Drummer boys got paid a bit less than normal solders
 * provided signals for drills, meals, and roll calls at camp
 * morning started with the 15 minute revule
 * a group of drummer boys had to play for 19 hours stright on the wat to Gettysburg from Maryland
 * could not play in the rain or in extreme heat because the calf skin drum would break
 * were not actually usually young boys, were the same age as most soldiers

 Image Sorce [|Civil War Drummers] Flickr

Online Sorce [|Drummer Boy Information]

Offline Sources Drummer Boys during Civil War,Flickr,SmilingMonk,www.flickr.com