Contains basic rudimental instruction for the drum and instructions for the fife, along with fife and drum parts for camp duties and variety of tunes from the period. It also contains a large collection of infantry calls for the bugle. Fife parts for such tunes as Frog in the Well, Hail Colombia, McClellan's Q.S., Kinlock of Kinlock, Retired Soldier, Grenadier's Q.S., Moonlight Q.S., Ole Zip Coon, Dog and Gun, Col. Terry's Q.S. and more are included.. Originally published in 1861.
