31498 - Confederate Infantry Drummer in Frock Coat Marching First Legion-WWII 75mm We were pretty well scattered

We were pretty well scattered

There’s a long night ahead but for a brief moment Santa and his Missus can enjoy each other’s happiness

The ball and remaining powder in the cartridge was then placed in the barrel

Goes well with the previous AE053 “New Pharaoh’s Gate”

landed at Utah beach on D-Day and quickly hooked up inland with the US 82nd and 101st Airborne

31498 - Confederate Infantry Drummer in Frock Coat Marching First Legion-WWII 75mm We were pretty well scatteredDrums have been used by the military since ancient times. Easily carried on the march, they are loud enough for clear communication of orders over the din and confusion of combat. The responsibility of the Fife and Drum Corps was to communicate these directions in battle and in camp as well as help move injured to field hospitals immediately following an engagement. A Civil War Fife and Drum Corps would include a Drum Major, Fifers, and Drummers