This is probably similar to the drum played by Samuel Badger, who as a 13-year-old boy from Glencoe, enlisted in the Union Army. He was the drummer for the 4th Minnesota and 37th Wisconsin Infantry.MCLEOD COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Standing 4 feet, 9-1/2 inches, Samuel Badger was only 13 years old when he enlisted The year was 1861, and the United States was in…
