Title

Drummer Jackson

Photographer

Preview

Alternative Title

Drummer Boy Jackson

Photo Description

Postcard consisting of 2 pages (front & back). Front: Black and white photograph, the Drummer boy Jackson, a former enslaved person and then drummer for the Union Army in the 79th U.S. Colored Troops in Louisiana. Back has text: 'Drummer Jackson' 79th United States Colored Troops. This image was one of many propaganda acts used to encourage Negro enlistments." The term “Negro” appeared on the postcard is outdated and its contemporary preferred term is “Black people.”

Keywords

Soldiers, Black; Drummer; Drummer boy; Black children; Black Americana; United States; History; Civil War; 1861-1865

Subject

Soldiers, Black; Drummer; Drummer boy; Black children; Black Americana; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

Publisher

Leib Image Archives

Number of Images

2

Format

image/jpeg

Type

image

Side of Image

Back of Image

Place

York (Pa.)

Digital Reproduction Specifications

Jpeg2000 images were derived from no less than 400 dpi tiff images

Date Contributed

7-2020

Identifier

DP0012814_2

Rights

This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, (407) 823-2576.

File Location

African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection, 1794-2010.
UCF Special Collections Manuscripts - 5th Floor -- CFM2009_02
The Carol Mundy Collection Finding Aid

Collection

Civil War Collection

Recommended Citation

"Drummer Jackson" (1861). Civil War Images. 3.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/civilwar-photographs/3