31404 Young Confederate Drummer Advancing W. Britain's Clash of Empires The 52nd Regiment’s grenadier company

The 52nd Regiment’s grenadier company fought at the Battles of Lexington and Concord and took heavy casualties at the Battle of Bunker Hill

Each vexillum would normally carry the Legion’s number ( in Roman numerals) and the painted or embroidered symbol of that same Legion

As the end of his Third Reich grew ever closer Hitler determined not to be taken alive and was given a cyanide pill

Even in the midst of victory there are still “casualties”

A solitary

31404 Young Confederate Drummer Advancing W. Britain's Clash of Empires The 52nd Regiment’s grenadier companyYoung Confederate Drummer Advancing During the American Civil War, the snare drum was an integral part of army life. For the drummers themselves, their instrument represented a unique avenue of service where zealous sometimes underaged patriots could join the war efforts without being directly engaged in active combat. To soldiers in battle, listening to the drum could either inspire nationalism or fear, depending on whether the staccato taps came