Following obituary published in The Washington Times on August 6, 1906:
Taps Sounded for Capt. Drum
Veteran Soldier, Superintendent of Arlington, Passes Away
Funeral will be simple
Native of New York, Veteran of Civil War, Enlisting at Outbreak in Sixteenth Ohio Infantry
Capt. Andrew B. Drum, for the past fourteen years superintendent of Arlington National Military Cemetery, died at 5 o'clock this morning after an illness of several months. At his bedside in his quiet room in the historic mansion when the end came were only his widow and one son Lieut. Andrew B. Drum, Jr. of the United States Marine Corps, the only near relatives who survive him.
Ill Six Months
The immediate cause of his death was Bright's disease which developed last February and which later affected his heart. Early last winter he caught a severe cold which developed into grip. Everything possible within the skill of medicine and nursing was done to save him, but be grew steadily weaker, and the watchers at his bedside realized this morning that the brave soldier, husband and father must soon be mustered out. The end came peacefully as he had wished, surrounded by his loved ones.
A Simple Funeral
By his expressed desire, a simple funeral service will be held tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'clock in the large parlor of the Lee Mansion. Chaplain C. C. Pierce will read the burial service and only the members of the family and a few of Captain Drum's old friends will attend. The remains will be borne to the grave by a squad of regulars from Fort Myer, and "taps" will be sounded by the best bugler, as a mark of respect to the brave soul, who in life did much to make Arlington Cemetery one of the most beautiful burial grounds in the country.
The remains will lie on the beautiful slopes of Fort McPherson Point, in a grave just adjacent to the lot of Gen Nelson A. Miles.
Veteran of Civil War
Captain Drum was a veteran of the civil war, and enjoyed the title of Captain by courtesy. He was born at Sacketts Harbor, N.Y., sixty-four years ago and entered the army at the outbreak of the civil war. Enlisting as a private in the Sixteenth Ohio Infantry, he was later promoted to a sergeant of the Fifth Ohio Cavalry, and served with signal bravery at the Battle of Shiloh and during the trying siege before Vicksburg, Miss. He was mustered out at the close of the war and later removed to Washington, becoming superintendent of the Arlington Cemetery nearly fifteen years ago (note: he had been superintendent of Winchester National Cemetery before assignment to Arlington).
Captain Drum came of family known as military men. His father Capt. Simon Drum, was educated at West Point and served in the Mexican war. He was killed at the battle of Monterey while leading an assault on be Mexican fortifications. Andrew B. Drum, Jr, the last of the line, is now a lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps.
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Noted in "Sheridan's Veterans: No. II. A souvenir of their Third Campaignin the Shenandoah Valley. 1864--1883--1885, September 15-24, 1885, by F. H. Buffum, July 1886, page 13:
"For months before, and until the arrival in Winchester of the manager ... preparatory work had been done under the supervision of Supt. A. B. Drum, of the National Cemetery. Major Drum is one of the most obliging and faithful men I have ever met. His ability and conscientious attention to details as well as a perfect grasp of the necessities of the situation, merit a most cordial recognition. His free endeavors in so many directions were essential to the success of the encampment."
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Drum became Superintendent of Arlington National Cemetery on November 12, 1892. (Posted in the Army and Navy Journal, August 21, 1897, page 955)
On May 17, 1874, in Clark County, Ohio, he married Julia B. Kershner.
Taps Sounded for Capt. Drum
Veteran Soldier, Superintendent of Arlington, Passes Away
Funeral will be simple
Native of New York, Veteran of Civil War, Enlisting at Outbreak in Sixteenth Ohio Infantry
Capt. Andrew B. Drum, for the past fourteen years superintendent of Arlington National Military Cemetery, died at 5 o'clock this morning after an illness of several months. At his bedside in his quiet room in the historic mansion when the end came were only his widow and one son Lieut. Andrew B. Drum, Jr. of the United States Marine Corps, the only near relatives who survive him.
Ill Six Months
The immediate cause of his death was Bright's disease which developed last February and which later affected his heart. Early last winter he caught a severe cold which developed into grip. Everything possible within the skill of medicine and nursing was done to save him, but be grew steadily weaker, and the watchers at his bedside realized this morning that the brave soldier, husband and father must soon be mustered out. The end came peacefully as he had wished, surrounded by his loved ones.
A Simple Funeral
By his expressed desire, a simple funeral service will be held tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'clock in the large parlor of the Lee Mansion. Chaplain C. C. Pierce will read the burial service and only the members of the family and a few of Captain Drum's old friends will attend. The remains will be borne to the grave by a squad of regulars from Fort Myer, and "taps" will be sounded by the best bugler, as a mark of respect to the brave soul, who in life did much to make Arlington Cemetery one of the most beautiful burial grounds in the country.
The remains will lie on the beautiful slopes of Fort McPherson Point, in a grave just adjacent to the lot of Gen Nelson A. Miles.
Veteran of Civil War
Captain Drum was a veteran of the civil war, and enjoyed the title of Captain by courtesy. He was born at Sacketts Harbor, N.Y., sixty-four years ago and entered the army at the outbreak of the civil war. Enlisting as a private in the Sixteenth Ohio Infantry, he was later promoted to a sergeant of the Fifth Ohio Cavalry, and served with signal bravery at the Battle of Shiloh and during the trying siege before Vicksburg, Miss. He was mustered out at the close of the war and later removed to Washington, becoming superintendent of the Arlington Cemetery nearly fifteen years ago (note: he had been superintendent of Winchester National Cemetery before assignment to Arlington).
Captain Drum came of family known as military men. His father Capt. Simon Drum, was educated at West Point and served in the Mexican war. He was killed at the battle of Monterey while leading an assault on be Mexican fortifications. Andrew B. Drum, Jr, the last of the line, is now a lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps.
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Noted in "Sheridan's Veterans: No. II. A souvenir of their Third Campaignin the Shenandoah Valley. 1864--1883--1885, September 15-24, 1885, by F. H. Buffum, July 1886, page 13:
"For months before, and until the arrival in Winchester of the manager ... preparatory work had been done under the supervision of Supt. A. B. Drum, of the National Cemetery. Major Drum is one of the most obliging and faithful men I have ever met. His ability and conscientious attention to details as well as a perfect grasp of the necessities of the situation, merit a most cordial recognition. His free endeavors in so many directions were essential to the success of the encampment."
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Drum became Superintendent of Arlington National Cemetery on November 12, 1892. (Posted in the Army and Navy Journal, August 21, 1897, page 955)
On May 17, 1874, in Clark County, Ohio, he married Julia B. Kershner.
Following obituary published in The Washington Times on August 6, 1906:
Taps Sounded for Capt. Drum
Veteran Soldier, Superintendent of Arlington, Passes Away
Funeral will be simple
Native of New York, Veteran of Civil War, Enlisting at Outbreak in Sixteenth Ohio Infantry
Capt. Andrew B. Drum, for the past fourteen years superintendent of Arlington National Military Cemetery, died at 5 o'clock this morning after an illness of several months. At his bedside in his quiet room in the historic mansion when the end came were only his widow and one son Lieut. Andrew B. Drum, Jr. of the United States Marine Corps, the only near relatives who survive him.
Ill Six Months
The immediate cause of his death was Bright's disease which developed last February and which later affected his heart. Early last winter he caught a severe cold which developed into grip. Everything possible within the skill of medicine and nursing was done to save him, but be grew steadily weaker, and the watchers at his bedside realized this morning that the brave soldier, husband and father must soon be mustered out. The end came peacefully as he had wished, surrounded by his loved ones.
A Simple Funeral
By his expressed desire, a simple funeral service will be held tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'clock in the large parlor of the Lee Mansion. Chaplain C. C. Pierce will read the burial service and only the members of the family and a few of Captain Drum's old friends will attend. The remains will be borne to the grave by a squad of regulars from Fort Myer, and "taps" will be sounded by the best bugler, as a mark of respect to the brave soul, who in life did much to make Arlington Cemetery one of the most beautiful burial grounds in the country.
The remains will lie on the beautiful slopes of Fort McPherson Point, in a grave just adjacent to the lot of Gen Nelson A. Miles.
Veteran of Civil War
Captain Drum was a veteran of the civil war, and enjoyed the title of Captain by courtesy. He was born at Sacketts Harbor, N.Y., sixty-four years ago and entered the army at the outbreak of the civil war. Enlisting as a private in the Sixteenth Ohio Infantry, he was later promoted to a sergeant of the Fifth Ohio Cavalry, and served with signal bravery at the Battle of Shiloh and during the trying siege before Vicksburg, Miss. He was mustered out at the close of the war and later removed to Washington, becoming superintendent of the Arlington Cemetery nearly fifteen years ago (note: he had been superintendent of Winchester National Cemetery before assignment to Arlington).
Captain Drum came of family known as military men. His father Capt. Simon Drum, was educated at West Point and served in the Mexican war. He was killed at the battle of Monterey while leading an assault on be Mexican fortifications. Andrew B. Drum, Jr, the last of the line, is now a lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps.
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Noted in "Sheridan's Veterans: No. II. A souvenir of their Third Campaignin the Shenandoah Valley. 1864--1883--1885, September 15-24, 1885, by F. H. Buffum, July 1886, page 13:
"For months before, and until the arrival in Winchester of the manager ... preparatory work had been done under the supervision of Supt. A. B. Drum, of the National Cemetery. Major Drum is one of the most obliging and faithful men I have ever met. His ability and conscientious attention to details as well as a perfect grasp of the necessities of the situation, merit a most cordial recognition. His free endeavors in so many directions were essential to the success of the encampment."
_____________________________________________________
Drum became Superintendent of Arlington National Cemetery on November 12, 1892. (Posted in the Army and Navy Journal, August 21, 1897, page 955)
On May 17, 1874, in Clark County, Ohio, he married Julia B. Kershner.
Taps Sounded for Capt. Drum
Veteran Soldier, Superintendent of Arlington, Passes Away
Funeral will be simple
Native of New York, Veteran of Civil War, Enlisting at Outbreak in Sixteenth Ohio Infantry
Capt. Andrew B. Drum, for the past fourteen years superintendent of Arlington National Military Cemetery, died at 5 o'clock this morning after an illness of several months. At his bedside in his quiet room in the historic mansion when the end came were only his widow and one son Lieut. Andrew B. Drum, Jr. of the United States Marine Corps, the only near relatives who survive him.
Ill Six Months
The immediate cause of his death was Bright's disease which developed last February and which later affected his heart. Early last winter he caught a severe cold which developed into grip. Everything possible within the skill of medicine and nursing was done to save him, but be grew steadily weaker, and the watchers at his bedside realized this morning that the brave soldier, husband and father must soon be mustered out. The end came peacefully as he had wished, surrounded by his loved ones.
A Simple Funeral
By his expressed desire, a simple funeral service will be held tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'clock in the large parlor of the Lee Mansion. Chaplain C. C. Pierce will read the burial service and only the members of the family and a few of Captain Drum's old friends will attend. The remains will be borne to the grave by a squad of regulars from Fort Myer, and "taps" will be sounded by the best bugler, as a mark of respect to the brave soul, who in life did much to make Arlington Cemetery one of the most beautiful burial grounds in the country.
The remains will lie on the beautiful slopes of Fort McPherson Point, in a grave just adjacent to the lot of Gen Nelson A. Miles.
Veteran of Civil War
Captain Drum was a veteran of the civil war, and enjoyed the title of Captain by courtesy. He was born at Sacketts Harbor, N.Y., sixty-four years ago and entered the army at the outbreak of the civil war. Enlisting as a private in the Sixteenth Ohio Infantry, he was later promoted to a sergeant of the Fifth Ohio Cavalry, and served with signal bravery at the Battle of Shiloh and during the trying siege before Vicksburg, Miss. He was mustered out at the close of the war and later removed to Washington, becoming superintendent of the Arlington Cemetery nearly fifteen years ago (note: he had been superintendent of Winchester National Cemetery before assignment to Arlington).
Captain Drum came of family known as military men. His father Capt. Simon Drum, was educated at West Point and served in the Mexican war. He was killed at the battle of Monterey while leading an assault on be Mexican fortifications. Andrew B. Drum, Jr, the last of the line, is now a lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps.
_____________________________________________________
Noted in "Sheridan's Veterans: No. II. A souvenir of their Third Campaignin the Shenandoah Valley. 1864--1883--1885, September 15-24, 1885, by F. H. Buffum, July 1886, page 13:
"For months before, and until the arrival in Winchester of the manager ... preparatory work had been done under the supervision of Supt. A. B. Drum, of the National Cemetery. Major Drum is one of the most obliging and faithful men I have ever met. His ability and conscientious attention to details as well as a perfect grasp of the necessities of the situation, merit a most cordial recognition. His free endeavors in so many directions were essential to the success of the encampment."
_____________________________________________________
Drum became Superintendent of Arlington National Cemetery on November 12, 1892. (Posted in the Army and Navy Journal, August 21, 1897, page 955)
On May 17, 1874, in Clark County, Ohio, he married Julia B. Kershner.
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