This snare drum was made by the White Brothers in Boston, Massachusetts, around 1860-1862. It has a light brown wood shell, skin heads, and a gut snare. There are two wood hoops drilled with 8 holes each for rope which is laced through leather ears, used to tighten the hoops. There is a printed maker’s label inside the shell that is inscribed:
MADE BY
WHITE BROTHER
86 TREMONT STREET, BOSTON
This drum was used by William M. Choate as a musician in the 39th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Company K during the Civil War. Choate enlisted on July 19, 1862, served from August 22, 1862 until he was discharged for disability on February 12, 1863.
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