16 1/2 in. dia., 14 1/4 in. tall, Civil War-era rope tension drum with wood body, red hoops, ropes and leather tabs (wear, top drumhead appears to be replacement, bottom drumhead with two 1 1/4 in. tears, one with attempt at repair, few leather tabs detached). Iron tack pattern surrounds drum hole. Internal label for "George Kilbourn, at his premium drum factory, 119 Orange Street, Albany [NY]." Label pencil inscribed, "Made in 1859," and numbered in brown ink, "2425."

Provenance: Purchased from the Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Chicago, IL, 9 May 1994. Receipt indicates that the drum comes from  Company H, 8th Massachusetts Infantry, but no further documentation or provenance is available to support this association. 

[With:] Two Civil War-era wooden drumsticks, each 16 1/2 in. (scratches).