Civil War Drumsticks

Author

Bringing War Home

Files

Description

Drumsticks from the 1860s from the Civil War belonging to Levi Clark Axtell. Crafted from wood and in good functional condition. Participant ID_00020, Object ID_00049

Keywords

Combatant, Military, Family

Collection Site

Hill Airforce Base

Object Story

Drumsticks dating back to the 1860s are crafted from wood and remain in good functional condition. These drumsticks hold a significant military association, having been passed down as a family heirloom from the Civil War era from Levi Clark Axtell, after whom the participant was named. Believed to have belonged to Axtell, a drummer boy during the Civil War, they bear four inscribed symbols on their base, possibly indicating ownership or serving as a count. Professionally handmade, these drumsticks are suspected to be made from ebony and rosewood.

Copyright

CC-BY-NC

Collection Date

4-23-2022

War Era

Pre-WWI

Recommended Citation

Bringing War Home, "Civil War Drumsticks" (2022). Bringing War Home Collection. 10.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/bwh_collection/10