1861 December 4

[from the diary of Francis G. Hale of the 34th Ohio Zouaves]

We have orders now
to drill now about six
hour every day I tell
you they put us through
for surtain. we Drill
the bayonet exercise
now the boys like
it very well as they
did not keepe them
on to long at a time
the boys keepe a
fussing a bout it a
good dele some get
to the guard house
some go on guard
for not drilling
we had a Batalion
drill this afternoon
they put us through
for two hours and a half

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