Some More On Drilling-- Part 1: "Face Met Face"

From the Fall 2016 Civil War Monitor magazine.

Last week, on Feb. 23rd,  I posted about 13th North Carolina's Charles C. Blaknall's view of camp life and drilling.

Here are some other comments about drilling:

**   "The first thing in the morning is drill, then drill, then drill again.  Then drill, drill, a little more drill.  Then drill, and lastly drill.  Between drills, we drill and sometimes stop to eat a little and have roll-call."  Oliver Wilcox Norton, 93rd Pa. Infantry, October 1861.

**  "The drill ... disclosed the fact that many, otherwise intelligent, were not certain as to which was their right hand or their left.  Consequently, when the order 'Right, face!' was given, face met face in inquiring astonishment ...."    John L. Smith, 116th Pa. shortly after the regiment's enlistment.

Maybe the Reason for All That You-Know-What.  --Old Secesh