Presentation Drum
date: label: date made
content: 1863
name: label: associated person
content: Wilson, Woodrow
label: user
content: Booze, Jacob
label: maker
content: William A. Pond & Co.
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This drum was made by William A. Pond and Company in New York, New york, in 1863. It is a presentation drum.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Civil War drummer Jacob Booz (1840–1909) was presented this drum in 1863 by officers of his regiment, Company C, 1st New Jersey Volunteers, for recognition of service. The drum is inscribed with 14 of the engagements that Booz participated in. He enlisted in the Civil War on March 22, 1861 and served until he was honorably discharged on June 23, 1864. Jacob Booz re-enlisted on September 2, 1864, and participated in three more engagements. He was honorably discharged on June 30, 1865.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>After Jacob Booz's death, his family presented the drum to the State of New Jersey Museum. Woodrow Wilson was governor at that time, and when he became president, the drum was transferred to the Smithsonian in 1917. The drum was originally intended for presentation only, but a vent hole (in the center of the inscription) was added later by Booz, enabling him to actually play the drum, which he used until his death in 1909.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York
topic: label: related event
content: Civil War
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Percussion
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content: Military
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Transfer from The White House
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.017230
label: catalog number
content: 17230
label: accession number
content: 60827
objectType: label: Object Name
content: drum
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 14 in x 17 7/8 in; 35.56 cm x 45.4025 cm