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A Confederate Civil War Drum Returns to New Bern

Record #:
19026
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Abstract:
A unique artifact has made its way back to Tryon Palace, New Bern, North Carolina. Constructed in 1861 by Edwin Clayton, a cabinet maker from Asheville, this Civil War drum is emblazoned with OLD NORTH STATE and penned on the bottom--\"Captured in Newbern [sic] N.C. March 14 1862,...\"
Source:
The Palace (NoCar F 264 N5 P3), Vol. 7 Issue 1, Fall 2006, p3, 6, il, f