31385 Federal Irish Brigade Drummer, No.1 K&C Christmas Collection The enlisted men came from

The enlisted men came from the working class or minority groups such as the Irish

the British Indian Department reported only 19 casualties to the Indian Confederacy

he shuffled his forces around the battlefield

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31385 Federal Irish Brigade Drummer, No.1 K&C Christmas Collection The enlisted men came fromMusicians were, for the most part, noncombatants and did not carry weapons, but at times were driven by duty into front line action. The sound of the drums moved troops into place; when lines were established drummers generally moved to the rear. However, shot and shell travel great distances making any position on a battlefield extremely dangerous. Charley King, a 13 year old drummer, died of wounds suffered at the Battle of Antietam. He was in the