The Drummer's assistant newsletter, volume 4, no. 1

I. “Scorched Earth” of the Revolution / Dr. D. G. Watkins -- II. History of Drummers, Buglers, and Fifers in the U.S. Marine Corps / courtesy of Col. John Magruder, USMC -- III. The Drummers and Fifers Guide / Bruce and Emmett -- IV. The Chinese American Continental Fifers & Drummers / Vic Wing -- V. History of Odell M. Chapman Continental Drum Corps -- VI. Corps Corner : “Beyond The Pale” -- VII. Corps Corner : “Ancients Hall of Fame” -- VIII. The Drum Shelf / John Fortier -- IX. U. S. Army Bugle Calls, Their Origin and History -- X. A Call To Arms : Announcement of Brigade of Revolution Meet -- XI. The Military Heraldry Society -- XII. Proposal For a Connecticut Archives of Fife & Drum Music -- XIII. The Drum Major of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, 1840