▁since ▁the ▁cro ps ▁were ▁generally ▁plant ed ▁by ▁that ▁time , ▁and ▁besides , ▁everyone ▁wanted ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁exc use ▁for ▁a ▁get - t ogether ▁on ▁Independ ence ▁Day . ▁The ▁must er ▁might ▁begin ▁with ▁the ▁firing ▁of ▁a ▁vol ley , ▁as ▁was ▁the ▁case ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁when ▁Captain ▁Albert ▁Pi ke ' s ▁art illery ▁company ▁put ▁on ▁quite ▁a ▁show ▁for ▁the ▁residents ▁of ▁Ark ansas ' ▁capital ▁city . ▁It ▁is ▁difficult ▁to ▁re construct ▁the ▁precise ▁manner ▁in ▁which ▁must er ▁training ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁for ▁few ▁sources ▁exist ▁on ▁the ▁subject . ▁However , ▁it ▁is ▁likely ▁that ▁training ▁was ▁inform al , ▁with ▁a ▁good ▁deal ▁of ▁march ing ▁and ▁some ▁practice ▁in ▁the ▁manual ▁of ▁arms . ▁Target ▁shooting ▁frequently ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁day ' s ▁activities . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁likely ▁that ▁the ▁must er ▁ended ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁dinner ▁or ▁party , ▁including ▁a ▁liberal ▁mount ▁of ▁whis key ▁drink ing . ▁Sometimes ▁the ▁heavy ▁whis key ▁drink ing ▁began ▁before ▁the ▁must er ▁actually ▁got ▁under ▁way . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁the ▁Pul ask i ▁County ▁regiment ▁was ▁ordered ▁into ▁a ▁special ▁must er ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁being ▁ins pected ▁by ▁the ▁governor . ▁The ▁regiment al ▁commander ▁was ▁a ▁German ▁imm igr ant ▁by ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Christian ▁Br umb ach . ▁Br umb ach , ▁though ▁cons cient ious , ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁ost ent