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- Joined
- Feb 21, 2018
According to The Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society and Museum (Mt. Pleasant, NC), H.T.J. Ludwig "captured" the "yankee drum" at the Battle of Bentonville (NC) on March 21, 1865. Ludwig was a musician with Co. H, 8th NC Regt. and was part of the rear-guard action at Bentonville. Following the battle, Ludwig carried the drum on the Regiment's retreat, through Smithfield, Raleigh, Chapel Hill, then across the flooded Haw River to Bush Hill (Alamance County, NC). The Regiment was camped there when General Johnston surrendered to General Sherman at the Bennett House. Somehow, Ludwig managed to retain the drum and brought it home to Mount pleasant, NC.
Shortly after the war, Ludwig, Now a professor at NC College (Mt. Pleasant, NC) formed a "town band". The drum was was incorporated into the band as it played all over the Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus County area. The name of the band was changed to the " Mount Pleasant Coronet Club", and that is the name it retains on it today. besides the NC College, the drum later served with the renamed school, the Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute. After the closing of MPCI, the drum changed hands several times before landing at the museum.
Shortly after the war, Ludwig, Now a professor at NC College (Mt. Pleasant, NC) formed a "town band". The drum was was incorporated into the band as it played all over the Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus County area. The name of the band was changed to the " Mount Pleasant Coronet Club", and that is the name it retains on it today. besides the NC College, the drum later served with the renamed school, the Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute. After the closing of MPCI, the drum changed hands several times before landing at the museum.