On the first of this month orders were issued for brigade drill at 2 o'clock every afternoon, and a grand review twice a week. The military maneuvers in that deep, fine sand, were very fatiguing, and were not
relished by the troops.
The 48th Ohio endured even more discomfort. That regiment had always worn caps, but now they were ordered to appear at drill and grand review with the tall regulation hats.
The weather today was very nice, which made the afternoon drill a little more tolerable.
