We drilled with our new arms this morning for the first
time. Some of the men are awfully awkward in shouldering arms and using the
ramrod and returning it to its place. It is also quite amusing to hear some of
the officers give orders when we are going through the manual of arms.
Source: Alexander G. Downing, Edited by Olynthus B.,
Clark, Downing’s Civil War Diary, p. 15
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