"He's a captain in the Halleck Guards, sir," said Mr. Brinsmade, generously, "and the best Drillmaster we've had in this city.
"The Crisis, Volume 6"
Winston Churchill
I would humbly inquire, Mr. Chairman, for you appear to have assumed that position, whether you intend to favor us with your valuable services as Drillmaster.
"Frank's Campaign or the Farm and the Camp"
Horatio Alger, Jr.
"Black Jack" Pershing is what the officers call him, because he was for a long time commander of the famous Tenth Cavalry of Negroes, which he whipped into shape as Drillmaster, and which saved the Rough Riders from a great deal of difficulty at San Juan Hill in the Spanish-American War.
"Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights"
Kelly Miller