Title
Preview
![image preview](https://stars.library.ucf.edu/civilwar-photographs/1002/preview.jpg)
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 The term “Negro” appeared on the postcard is outdated and its contemporary preferred term is “Black people.”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
Front 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_1
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
Recommended Citation
"Drummer Jackson" (1861). Civil War Images. 4.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/civilwar-photographs/4
Keywords
Soldiers, Black; Drummer; Drummer boy; Black children; Black Americana; United States; History; Civil War; 1861-1865