This blog grew out of my "Down Da Road I Go Blog," which was originally to be about stuff I was interested in, music and what I was doing. There was so much history and Civil War entries, I spun two more off. Starting Jan. 1, 2012, I will be spinning a Naval blog off this one called "Running the Blockade."
Friday, February 23, 2018
Charles C. Blacknall .--Part 5, On Camp Life: "Drilling -- Drilling, Drilling"
After Manassas, Charles and his company spent a lot of time in camp. He described his daily regimen as "dull and monotonous, time occupied principally in drilling, eating, drilling, studying and reciting Tactics (which by the way I don't at all fancy) eating again and then drilling -- drilling, drilling."
The 13th North Carolina was redesignated the 23rd North Carolina.
The Confederate Army then began having serious losses due to illness.
--Old Secesh
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