Lot 1114
Drummer Boy's Civil War Drum, Drum Sticks, & Ambrotype Photograph. The personal property of John Joseph Reiser. He was originally enlisted as a drummer boy into Company A, 4th Regiment, Maryland Volunteer Infantry on Nov. 16, 1861 at Baltimore. He then transferred into Company G, 3rd Regiment of the same Infantry where he served as a soldier for three years. During this time he participated in nine major battles and a number of minor skirmishes, all of which are recorded in ink on the skin of the drum. He was honorably discharged as a private on Nov. 12, 1864 and was one of only two survivors from his Regiment by the end of the war. The drum is said to be the same one seen in the ambrotype, though the instrument was later reduced in size after the war, a common practice. Overall, a fantastic identified Civil War collection.
Estimated Value $15,000 - 25,000.
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