American Fife
date: label: date made
content: 1850-1860
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This fife was made by an unknown maker in the United States, around 1850-1860. It is made of black-stained wood, ferrules are missing. According to the accession paperwork, this fife was used by the donor’s father during the Civil War.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>The United States National Park Service Civil War Database lists Edwin Quincy Stoddard (1843-1927) as a private in Company H of the 11th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry. He was mustered in August 27, 1864, and mustered out June 26, 1865</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Bequest of Edna G. Leidinger
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.77.11
label: accession number
content: 1977.1108
label: catalog number
content: 77.11
objectType: label: Object Name
content: fife
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 14 3/8 in x 3/4 in; 36.5125 cm x 1.905 cm