VINTAGE VIEWS OF NEW YORK
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Drummer
2nd Canadian Regt. 'Congress's Own'
Fort Ti., 20 July 1776
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The 2nd Canadian Regiment was raised at large in 1776. Most of the men came from Canada and Pennsylvania. The regiment was fully and well equipped and was popularly known as "Congress's Own." The light company men wore black leather caps as shown in the background. The drummer wears the colors of the regiment, (brown and white) with facings reversed as was the custom for drums and fifes of that period. The Regimental Cipher "C. 0. R." and the motto "Pro Aris et Focis" appear on the drum shell, the leather caps, and the canteens.
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Postcard Era:  Souvenir Booklet
Card Number:  104A
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