America 250: Fort Ticonderoga interpreters perform with fifes and drums during a living-history program in Ticonderoga, N.Y. Military music was more than entertainment in the 18th century, with drumbeats and fife tunes used to regulate daily activity and accompany soldiers on the march. [Photo: S Cobaugh, Aug. 22, 2026]
America 250: Fort Ticonderoga interpreters perform with fifes and drums during a living-history program in Ticonderoga, N.Y. Military music was more than entertainment in the 18th century, with drumbeats and fife tunes used to regulate daily activity and accompany soldiers on the march. [Photo: S Cobaugh, Aug. 22, 2026]
![America 250: Fort Ticonderoga interpreters perform with fifes and drums during a living-history program in Ticonderoga, N.Y. Military music was more than entertainment in the 18th century, with drumbeats and fife tunes used to regulate daily activity and accompany soldiers on the march. [Photo: S Cobaugh, Aug. 22, 2026]](https://files.cdn-files-a.com/uploads/10931370/2000_6a8f904e4884e.png)