Division drill in the forenoon and battalion drill in the
afternoon, as usual. We had a practical demonstration during our division drill
of the difficulty of drilling on uneven ground. While our column was advancing
in line of battle by right flank, up hill and down hill, and across ravines and
gullies, the line at times became badly broken; men occasionally fell into the
gullies and had to be helped out; it became pretty exciting and even quite
laughable, for there was always some one struggling to stay in his place in the
line.
Source: Alexander G. Downing, Edited by Olynthus B.,
Clark, Downing’s Civil War Diary, p. 84
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