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STANDING ORDERS

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SEVENTH R E GI MENT,

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N A TI O N A L G ! A R D,

REG! LATION AND GOVE RN ME N T OF THE RE GI ME NT

I N THE FI E LD OR I N ! ! ARTE RS .

A . D ! R ! E E , C o l o ne l .

N E W E DI TI ON .
 STANDING ORDERS .

D ! TIE S IN CA M P O R GA RRIS O N .

O RD E R EN C AM PM EN T
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l The tro ops are o n all o ccas ions t o b e

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e nc amped in the order o f b attle .

2The front o f the camp will occupy the

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sam e exte nt o f ground as the tro o ps wh e n ,

dra w n up in li ne acco rdi ng to their e stabli shed

fo rm ati o n The i nterval s between the batta
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lions w ill be fo rty fo u r feet

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3 The comp anies wil l encamp in s treet s

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perpendicu larly to the li ne ; o ne hal f o f the

te nts o n e ach side o f the stre e ts facing in,

wards The width o f the streets will depend

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o n the stre ngth o f the companies The dis .

tance bet w een e ach te nt will be two feet ; the

di stance bet w een the tents o f one company
and those o f anoth e r four fe et
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4. Thus a regim ent o f six hu ndr ed men

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wil l occupy a front o f six hundred feet each ,

allowing fo r e ach file two fe et Thi s fro nt

will be divided as foll o w s —F irs t deduct
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forty fe e t fo r the m ai n s treet leadi ng through

the centre o f the camp to the col o nel s or co m ’

m andi ng officer s marqu ee ; there will th en re

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mai n fiv e hundred and sixty feet t o be divided

among the companie s o n eith e r side o f the
main street and if there be ten o f them each
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company will be allowed a fro nt o f fifty six -

feet .

5 The followi ng will b e the dimens ions o f

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a camp fo r a r egiment o f six hundred men :

F eet .

F ront 60 0
D epth 8 10

F rom the front o f the line o f company

tents to the chain o f s entinels o f the
first line 500

Thi s spac e to be su bdivid e d as follows :

F rom the front line o f company te nts to

th e s tacks o f arms drum s and co l ors
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Then ce to th e reg im ental parade 60

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Thence to the s ink s o f the men 3 0

Thence to the fro nt o f the officer of
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Thence to the chain o f s entinel s 4O

F rom the firs t line o f company tents to

the front o f the company o ffic ers ’

140

Thi s s pace to be su bdivided as follows :

F rom the front o f the com any o fficers ’

tents to the company kitc ens 30

Thence to the front o f the company tents 110
From the front o f the company o flicers ’

tents to the front o f the t ents o f the

field and s taff . 40
Th ence to the kitchens o f the officers and,

tents o f su tlers 40
Thence to batm an s tents
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Thence to horse s and baggage wagons 2
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Thence to o fficers s ink s
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Thence to the quarter gu ard 2
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Thence to the chain o f sentinel s . l

6The tents o f all th e officers wil l face

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toward s th e front ; tho se o f the Captains will

b e placed on a prolongation o f the line o f the
right flank s o f th e companies a nd thos e o f the
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S u balterns o n a prolongation o f the lihe o f the

left flank s : the Colonel s o r comm anding o th
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cer s m arquee in the centre o f the m ai n street :

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the L ieutenant Colonel s oppo site to the ce ntre

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o f the ri ht wi n : the M aj o r s o pp o s ite to t he

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centre o f the left wi ng : the Adj utant hal f w ay -

bet ween the Colonel and Lie u tenant Colonel : -

the S u rgeon half w ay between the Colonel

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and Maj o r : the ! u artermaster o n the right o f

the L ieutenant C olonel half w ay between his
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position and the flank : the Ass istant S u rgeon -

o n the lef t o f the M ajor hal f way between his

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pos ition and the flank .

7 The no nc ommissioned staff to be en

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c amped o n the prolonga tion o f the li ne s o f

tents and in a lin e with the company kitchens
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on each s ide o f the m ai n street faci ng fro m ,

the street .

8 The s erg e ants o f companie s to occupy a

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te nt on the ri ght o f their companies in the ,

front line The corporal s to b e distribute d

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among their respe cti ve s quad s .

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9 .The company kitchens will be placed

th o se o f the right wing o n a line with the ,

ri ght o f the companies ; thos e o f the le ft wing ,

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o n a line with the le ft o f the companies to ,

face towards the centre ; and will be m ade as

follows — Commenci ng at fiftee n paces from
the company o flicers tents in a line with the ’
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front o f the men s te nts dig a trench two feet

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deep three feet broad and ten feet long The

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earth which is thu s excavated will be thrown

two feet back so as to leave room fo r the con
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s tru ction o f the fine s or furna ce s o n which fire

is to be place d fo r cooki ng Thes e furnaces .

are mad e by perforati ng hole s h o ri! ontally in

the bank abo ut six i nches from the bottom o f
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the trench to be o f a circul ar form six o r

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e ig ht i nches in diameter and about o ne fo o t ,

d eep wh e re they are comm uni cated with by

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s imilar hole s perfo rated fr o m the top The .

wo od prepared in sm all piece s w ill b e placed

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in the lower holes and the kettle s placed over

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the to p hol e s rai s ed o n three ston es

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10 The s ink s will alway s be bid from pub

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lic view by encircli ng th e m with bushe s or :

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oth e r blinds A portion o f th e earth dug o u t

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o f them o u ht every day be thrown in t o co ver

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th e fil th should the tr00ps remain encamped
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on the same g round any l eng th o f ti me .

11 Whe n the army encamp s in t w o lines

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the s econd li ne will be formed eight hundred

fe e t in rear o f th e first .

12The camp g uards o f the s ec ond line

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will be the same distance in the rear that they

are in front in the firs t li ne ; and al s o the
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sinks o f the men .

CAVA LR ! .

13 . The cavalry will encamp by squadro ns ,

e ach s quadron occupying the same fro nt that

it do es when drawn up in th e order o f battle ,

wi th the s ame inte rvals being pre serve d b e

twe e n the s quadrons .

14 Two compani e s c ons titute a sq uadron

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E ach company o f a squad ron pitc hes its te nts

in on e row perp endicu larl y to the front faci ng
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inwards The horse s o f each company are

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p icke t e d in a li ne parallel to the te nts with

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their heads towards them E ach horse so .

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picketed will req u ire abo ut fiv e fee t ; th e

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depth o f the row will depend on th e number

o f horse s in the company The tents will be
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pitched at equal distance s fr o m each other so ,

as to allow s pace betwe en th e m respectively

fo r th e forag e o f th e hors e s belong ing to the
men o f the respective tents The te nts o f the
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S erg eants will alway s be pitch e d at the h e ad

o f th e row and o n the li ne o f encampment
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The distance between the S ergeants t e nt and ’

the adj acent tent will be double the distance

between the other te nts so as to allow fo r the
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fo rag e fo r the S ergeants horses and tho se o f

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the men in the ne xt tent and th us rendering

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it unnece ssary to place the forage o f the l ast

tent in the row on the s id e o f the kitchen ,

wh ere it might be exposed to fire .

15 E ach company o f s ixty mo unted dra

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ro o ns will occu py a front o f nin e ty feet which

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will b e divided as follows

F o r pitching a horseman s tent
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9 feet
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F rom front poll o f tents to pickets l .

F ro m pickets to the e dg e o f the dung 18

B read th o f th e d ung O6
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16 A qu ad ron o f two companies will o c

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cu py a front o f 18 0fe e t s o that there will be

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betwe en th e dung o f each company a street ,

o f 9 0feet .

If a company encamp by itsel f it w ill ,

observe the same rule ex cept that it will be

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formed in two rows o f tents ins tead o f o ne

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18 If there be an odd comp any in a s q u ad

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ro n or with the re ime nt it will encamp in

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the same manner as is d irected fo r the other

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compani es o f th e squadron that is in o ne ,

row and fac ing towards the company next to

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it whether it be o n the right o r the left pre

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se rvin a di stance eq u al to its front when in

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line .

19 The hors es o f the rear rank are alway s

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to be picketed next to their file l eaders .

2 0 The horses o f company officers are to

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be picketed in a line wi th the company horses ,

on the flank towards th e o flicers tent s ’

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2 1 The non commi ss ioned stafl will encamp

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in a line with the field and staff .

2 2Th e horses o f the field and staff are to

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be picketed the rear o f the ir resp ective

tents .
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3 .The remainder o f th e encampme nt in ,

clu di ng guards b aggage sutlers kitche ns bat

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men and si nk s will con form to that o f the in

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AR T ILLER ! .

2 4 The artillery will encamp in su ch posi

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tions as may be selected by the commander o f

the troops to which it may be attached who ,

w ill alway s take i nto co nsideratio n the prote o

tion proper to be affo rded from the line as ,

well as the facility with which it may get into

po sition in cas e o f attac k B u t the batteries
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which fo rm a part o f the O rder o f battle will ,

e ncamp upon th e s ame line with the troops .

M o u nted artillery will e ncamp according to

the order fo r th e cavalry and foot artillery
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according to th e ord e r fo r in fantry .

R E VE I LLE
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25 The Reveille will beat at su nrise when

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the morni ng gu n will be fired and the se nti,

nels leave o ff chall eng ing A ll the officers

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and men wi ll ri s e and the companies form in

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front o f th e ir r e sp e ctive quart e rs fo r roll call - .

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immediately after which the men w ill pu t their

tents or qu arters in order ; the w hole u nder
the supervision or i nspe ct ion o f th e F irst S er
g ean t s The
. sam e r u le will be observed at
the gu ard hous e or guard te nt by the gu ard o r
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pris oners .

PEA S ON TH E TREN CH ER .

26 The dru m o f th e guard w ill so und

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P eas on the Tre nch e r ”

at 7 o clock fo r
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breakfast and Roast B eef at 1 o clock fo r
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di nner whe n the co mpanies will fo rm and

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march into line {

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ORNING AN D E VENING PARA D E

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The M orning P arade or D rill will take

pl ace at 9 o clock and the E ve ning P arad e at
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6 o clock A s a signal fo r parade the m u sic

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will assemble at th e Musi c Call from the

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dru m o f the gu ard .

APTAIN S LA TE A T P AR ADE
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8 . A commandant o f company not ar
riving on parad e in time to be incl uded in the
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report o f his company cannot be recogni! ed ,

w ith h is rank ; b ut if o n parad e at o ffi cers ’

roll call may tak e the rank ass igned his c om

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pany in line .

S OL D I E RS
A T E O N P ARAD EL .

29 S oldier s arrivi ng o n parade after the

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non commi ss i o n e d offi cer has l eft with his

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report mus t no t be rece ived into the rank s

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b ut are requ ired to report to the A dj utant so ,

as no t to derang e th e e qu ali! ation o f the com

panies .

TH E ASS E M B L ! .

30 The.
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A ss embl y is th e signal to form
company .

TO TH E C OLOR .

31 . To the Color is th e s ignal to form

B attalio n .

T HE LONG RO LL .

3 2 The L ong
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Roll is the s ignal fo r get .

ting under arms .

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TH E s uR G EO N s
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C ALL .

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33 The S u rgeon s Call is to s o u nd at a
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quarter to eight o clock when the sick able t o

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o o u t will be cond u cted to the h o spital by

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the F irst S ergeant when they will report all

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th e sick in the co mpany .

THE STA B LE C ALL .

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34 The. S table
Call in cavalry corps , ,

will be so unded im mediately aft er Reveille ,

forty mi nu tes be fore noon and ag ai n im medi ,

ately aft er retre at fo r wateri ng feedi ng and

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attend i ng to horses .

ROLL C ALL S
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3 5 There sh all be at least two daily stated

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roll calls the first immediately aft e r Reveille ,

and the s eco nd immediately be fore retreat ;

and if at any roll call men are ab sent witho ut
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l eave or canno t be fo u nd the Captain will re

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port the ab se ntee s to the A dj utant fo r the ,

i nformation o f the Colonel or com manding

o flicer .
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S PI RITUOU S LI ! UO R S PRO HI B I T E D .

3 6 S piritu ous l iquors

. are strictly prohibited
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camp .

E VENING G ! NTH E .

37 . The evening gun will be fir ed at su nset .

T A TTOO .

Tattoo will be b eat at 11 o clock

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in the eveni ng after which the lights are to be
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u t o ut a nd no oldier is to be o u t o f his te nt
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or q uarters All strangers u nl e ss ha vi ng

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spe ci al permiss ion will b e excl ud e d from the ,

camp o r garri son b efore the countersign is

g iven o u t .

OFF I CE R ro S LEEP o ur o r CAM P

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39 N o officer is o n any acc o unt to sle e p

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o u t o f camp or garri son withou t permi ss ion .

S OL D IER S TO WEA R TH E PRE S C R I B E D UNI FORM .

40 S oldiers will wear the pre scribed uni

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fo rm fo r thi s reg ime nt in camp or garri son .

Citi! ens dres s is strictly prohibited When

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o n fati u e parti e s they will wear the prop e r

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fatigu e dress .
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oams o r PARAD E
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41 O n all parades o f cere mony s uch as

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Review s Gu ard mounting at Tro op or R e

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treat parade s i nst ead o f th e word

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which allows the men to move or change th e

pos ition o f their bodi es th e command wil l be , ,

P A R AD E RE ST
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A t th e l ast word o f thi s
co mmand the sol dier will carry th e ri ght foot
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s ix inches in rear o f th e le ft heel the left k nee ,

slightly b ent the body upri ght upon the right

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leg ; the m usket re s ting again s t th e ho llow o f

the right shoulder the h ands crossed in front
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the backs o f them outward and th e left hand ,

u pp e rmo st A t th e word A TT EN TION I the ”

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so ldier wi l l re sum e the corr e ct p o s ition at o r

d ere d arm s In th e positions here indicate d

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the soldier will remain s ilent and motionless ;

and it is particu larly e nj o ined u pon all o fficers
t o cau se th e command s above g ive n o n the ,

part o f the soldier to b e ex ecuted w ith great

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bri skness and spirit .

42O ffi cers on all d utie s u nder arms are t o

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hav e their swords drawn w itho ut waiting fo r ,

any wo rd s o f command fo r that purpo s e .

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t he Adj utant, and from the A dj u tant s call t o ’

tro op o r retreat the ba nd will play The se nior .

o flic er prese nt will take the comm and o f the

parade and will take post at a s uitable dis

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tance in fro nt o ppo site the ce ntre faci ng the

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line .

46 Ten mi nu tes aft er the A dj u tant s call

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the A dj utant will order the m us ic t o beat of ,

when it will commence o n the right beat in ,

front o f the li ne t o the left and back t o its ,

place o n the right .

When the m u s ic has ce ased the A dj u ,

tant will step two paces to the front fac e the ,

l ne nd command 1 A ttent o n 2 B at
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3 S ho u lder A R M S ! 4 P rep are to
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ranks ! To the rear, Op en o rd er ’ 6

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MAR CH 7 R ig h t D R E SS !
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co mm and the ranks will be o pe ned according

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to the system l aid down in the I nfantry Tac

tics the commiss ioned officers marchi ng to the
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front th e company offi cers fo u r paces field

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o flicers s ix paces opposite to their po s itio ns ,

in the order o f b attle where they will halt and ,

dress The Adj utant seei ng the rank s aligned

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will command F R ON T and march along the

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fro nt to the cen tre fac e to the right and pas s

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the line o f th e comp any o ffi cers eight or t en

ace s wh e re h e w ill come to the ri ht abou t
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and give the wo rd P resent A R M S — when

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arms will be pre sented o ffi cers s al uti ng , .

48 S e ei ng this execu ted he will face ab o ut

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to the commandi ng o flieer sal u te and report , , ,

S ir the p arade is fo rmed

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The A dj utant .

w ill the n on intim ati o n to that effect take his

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s tatio n three paces o n the le ft o f the command

ing o ffi cer o ne pace retired passing ro und his
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rear .

49 The c omm anding o flieer hav ing acknow

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le dg ed th e s al ute o f the li ne by touchi ng h is ,

h at will after the A dj u tant h as taken his post

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draw h is sword and co mmand 1 B attalio n !

2S ho u lder—ARM S and add such exercis es
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as he may thi nk pro per co ncl u di ng with Order , ,

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50 The A dj utant will no w pass round
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the right o f the comm andi ng officer ad vance ,

u p o n th e line halt midway betwe en him and

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the lin e o fth e company Offi ce rs and comman d , ,

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1 F irst Serg eants,
. to th e fro nt and centre . 2
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M AR C H I At
the fi rs t word they will sh o u ld er ,

arms as S erg eants march two pace s to th e

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front and face i nw ards

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A t the seco nd word
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they will march to the centre and halt The

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Adj utant will then order 1 F ro nt F AC E ! , .

2Rep o rt At the l ast word each in su cces

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sion beg i nning o n the right will s al ute by

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bri ng ing the le ft h and smartly across the

b reast to the right shou l d er and report the re ,

s ult o f the roll call previo u sly made on the

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company parade .

5 1 The A dj u tant agai n co mma nds 1 F irs t

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Serg eants — F AC E I 2To yo u r p o sts

o u tward

—MAR CH I wh en they will resume their

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places and o rder arms The A dj utant will

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flo w face to the commanding o flice r s al u te , ,

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and g ive the res u lt o f the F ir st S ergeant s re
po rts .The co mm andi ng Offi cer will next
direct the orders t o be read when the Adj u ,

tant will face about and announce A ttentio n ,

to Orders H e will then read the orders

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5 2The orders havi ng bee n re ad the A dj u

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tant will face to the c ommanding officer se ,

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lute and repo rt ; when, o nani

n timation fro m
the commander he wi ll face again to th e line
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and anno unce Th e p arade is dismissed

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the offi cers will no w retu rn th eir s words face ,

i nwards and close on the Adj utant h e havi ng

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tak en po sition in their in their line th e fiel d ,

O flicers o n the flanks Th e A dj utant gives the

word 1 F ro nt F AC E I 2F o rward —
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w hen they will march forward dr essing o n the ,

centre the m u sic playi ng and when within

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s ix pace s O f the commander the A dj utant ,

w ill give the word H alt ! The o flicers wil l

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then sal ute th e commanding o flicer b y raising

the hand to the cap and there remain until he
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s hall ha ve comm u nicated to them such in

st ruct io ns as he may hav e to g iv e o r int i ,

mate s that th e ce remo ny is fini sh e d As the .

O flicers di s pe rs e the F irs t S e rge ants will

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clo se th e ranks o f their respect ive companies ,

and march them to th e company parades ,

where they will b e dismi ss ed th e band co n ,

t inu ing to play until the compa ni es cl ear the

regimental parad e .

53 All th e compan y O flicers and men will

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b e present at dress p arades unless esp eciall y ,

excused o r on some d uty incompatible w ith

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su ch a tt endan ce .

54 The dre ss parade s bei ng e sse ntial to en

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s u re th e compl e te eq u ipme nt and neatness o f

the troops as w ell as to exh ibit th em u nder
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arms at least once a day co mmanding Offi

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cers wil l be h eld re sponsible that th ey are no t

dispen se d with except on extraordinary and
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ur e n t o ccasions
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R E VI EW .

55 . to a rev iew th e A dj utant

P reparatory ,

w ill cause a camp color to be place d 80or 100

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pace s or more according to the l ength o f the

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line in front o f and Oppos ite to where the

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centre Of th e battalion will rest where th e re ,

viewing O ffi cer is supposed to take his station ;

and although he may choo se to quit that pos i
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tion still the color is to b e cons id ered as the

point to which all the movem
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ents and forma

tions ar e r elative .

5 6 The A dj utant will al s o cause points to

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be marked, at suitabl e distances, fo r the wh eel

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i ng s o f t he companies ; so that their right

flanks in marchi ng past shall o nly be about
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fo u r paces from the camp color where it is -

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s uppo s ed the reviewi ng Offi cer places himself

t o receive the s al ute .

The battalion being formed in the o r

der o f battle at sho u ldered arms the Co l o nel
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will comm and 1 B attalio n p rep are fo r re

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v iew ! 2T . o th e rear, op en o rd er . 3 M AR C H !
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At the wo rd MAR CH ! the field and staff Offi

cers di sm o unt ; the co mpany Offi cers and the
co l o r rank advance four pace s in front o f the
fro nt rank and pl ace themselve s Oppo s ite to
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their respective places in the order o f b attle ,

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The staff Oflicers place them s elves according

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to rank three pace s o n the right o f the rank

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o f company of fi cers and o ne pace fro m eac h

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o ther ; th e m u s ic advances throug h the centre

and fo rm s in t w o rank s ( the band in fro nt) ,

between the co l o rs and the line ; the color

ua rd replace the col o r rank ; the S er eant
g g
- .

M aj o r and the ! u artermaste r S ergeant take -

post o ne pace from each other and three ,

paces o nthe right o f the front rank o f the b at

talio n .
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4

58 . When th e rank s are aligned th e C olo

’

nel will command F RON T I and place him self

,

eight paces and the L ieutenant C olonel and

,
-

M ajor will place them s elve s two pa ces in ,

fro nt o f the rank o f company o ffi cers and o p ,

o s it e to their re s pective place s in t he order

p
o f bat tl e all faci n 1
, g 20 the fro nt’

5 9 Wh en the reviewing o flicer pr es ents

.

him sel f b efore the centre and is fift y or sixty

,

pace s distant the Colonel wi ll face abo ut and

, ,

command P resent—AR ms I and resume his

,

fro nt . The men present arms and the o ffi ,

cers s al ute so as to dro p th e ir swords with

,

th e last motion o f the firelo ck The non co m .

-

mi ssioned staff sal ute by bringi ng the s word

to a p o ise the hilt resting o n the br eas t the
, ,

blade in front o f the face inclining a little ,

outward The m usic will pl ay and all the

.
,

dru m s beat according to the rank o f the re

,

viewing o flicer The colors only sal ute su ch

persons as fi o m their rank and by regula
-
, ,

tion ar e e ntitl ed to that h o nor If th e review.

ing o flicer b e j uni o r in rank t o th e c ommand

ant Of the parad e no co mpl im e nt wil l be paid
,
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6

command th e fi eld and company officers wi ll

,

face t o the rig h t abo u t -

and at the s eco nd
co mmand all perso ns except the Co l o nel
, , ,

will res ume their place s in the o rder o f battle ;

the field and staff Offi cers m o unt .

63 The r e viewing O flicer having taken his

.

po sition near the camp color the Co lonel will

-
,

command 1 B y co mp any rig h t wheel 2

—
. . .
, ,

! u ick M A R C H ! 3 P ass in re
.v iew 4 Col . .

u mn fo rward
,
5 Gu ide rig h t
. . 6 MAR CH
,
! . .

Th e battalion in column o f compani es right

, ,

in fro nt w ill the n in common time and at

, ,

sh o u ld ered a rms be u t in motion ; the Col o

p ,

nel fo u r pace s in fro nt o f the Cap tai n o f the

leading company ; th e L i eutenant Colonel o n -

a line with the leading company ; t he M ajor

on a line with the re ar co mpany ; the A dj u
tant on a line with the s econd co mpany ; t he
S ergea nt M ajor o n a li ne with the co mpany
-

—
next prec ed ing the rear each six pace s from
the flank ( left ) o ppos ite to th e reviewing Offi
cer ; the s t a ff offi cer s in o ne rank according to ,

the order o f pr e cedency fi o m th e right fo ur,

'

p ace s in the r ear o f th e co lu mn ; the m us i c ,

 2
7

prece ded by th e principal m usician six paces

,

b efore the Co lon el ; the pione e rs pre ceded by

,

a C orpo ral fo ur paces before the pri ncipal m u

,

s ician ; and th e ! uartermaste r S ergeant t w o

-

paces from th e s ide o ppo s it e to the guides ,

and in line with the pioneers .

65 Al l other Ofiicers and no n commiss ioned

.
-

o flicers will march pa st in th e pla e s pre

g
s c rib e d fo r them in the march o f a n open co l
u mu . The gu ides and s oldiers will keep th e ir
h ead s ste ad y to th e front in pass ing review .

66 The color b eare r will remain in the

.
-

rank s while passing and s al uting .

67 The m us ic will beg in to play j ust after

.

th e lead ing company has completed th e sec

ond wheel tak ing particul ar care that th ey
,

play in the sam e t ime or cadence as that in

, ,

which the col umn is marching and wheel to

,

the left o u t o f the col umn and take a po sition

,

Opposite to and facing the reviewing officer

,

and w ill co ntinu e to play until the rear o f the

col umn shal l have pass e d him when it will
,

ce as e and foll ow in the rear o f the battalion

, ,

unl e ss th e b at tal ion is to a ss in qu ick time

p
als o, in which case it wil l keep its pos ition .
 2
8

68 The Offi ce rs wil l salute th e r evie wing

.

O flic er when they arrive within s ix p a ces o f

him and re cover their swo rd s when six paces

,

pas t him Al l offi cers in sal uting will cast

.
,

their eye s to ward s the reviewing o flicer .

69 The Colonel wh en he has s al uted at

.
,

the head o f the battalion will place him se lf ,

near the reviewing Oflicer and remain t h ere ,

u ntil th e r ear h as pas sed when h e w il l re o in

j ,

t he battal ion .

7 0 Th e c o lors will s al ut e th e revi ew i ng

.

o flicer when within s ix pa ces o f him a nd be ,

rai se d wh en the y hav e passe d by him an equ al

di stance Th e drums will beat a march or
.
,

ru flle a ccord i n to the rank o f the revi e w in

, g g
Officer at the s ame time that the col ors
,

sal u te .

7 1 When the rear o f th e col umn has

.

pass ed the r eviewi ng officer the Col o nel will ,

command 1 B attalio n 2Gu ide left ! and

, . . .

th e colu mn wi ll be dire cte d by tu rning to ,

th e l e ft to the ground which it pre viously o c

,

cu pied wh e n th e C ol o nel will co mmand

, 1 ,

2Halt !
.

Co lu mn . . 3 Left, into line, wheel

. .

4 MAR CH
. .
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9

7 2When the
. l ine is form e d
in orde r o f
battle th e Col o nel will caus e th e ranks to b e
,

o pene d th e O f fi cers taking pos t in front and

, ,

the r evi e w will terminate by the whole salu t

ing as at th e beg i nni ng .

73 I f how e ver i nstru ctions have b ee n pr e

'
.
, ,

v io usl
y g iven to march the troop s pas t in

q u ick tim e also the Col o,

nel will i nstead o f ,

halting the co l u mn and wheeling it i nto li ne ,

as ab o ve directe d, give the command 1 ! u ick ,

.

time .2MAR CH ! At which co mmand the

.
,

col umn will change the time o f marchi ng and ,

pass by the reviewi ng o ffi cer either at sho u l ,

d ered or at supp o rt arms and no sal ute will

be Offered by either o ffi cers o r men Th e .

m usic will have kept it s posi ti o n Opposite the

revie wi ng o ffi ce r and will commence playi ng
,

at the s am e time as is directed whe n the b at s

talio n pas ses in common ti me ; and as the

co l umn appro ache s will plac e it sel f in front
,

of a
,
nd march o f with the col um n and con ,

t inne to play until the b attalion is hal ted o n

its orig i nal ground o f form ation The rev iew .

will te rmi nate in the s am e manner as pre

s crib e d a b o ve .
 3O

74 . The C o lonel will afterwards caus e t h e

tro o ps to perform s u ch exercise s and manos u
vres as th e the reviewin fli r ma direct
g O ce y .

7 5 Whe n t w o o r more b att alions are to

.

b e reviewed they will be formed in parad e

,

o rder with the pro per i nterv a

,
ls and will al s o
,

perform the same movements that are l aid

do wn fo r a si ngle battalion Observing the ad
,

d itio nal directions that are g ive n fo r su ch

movements when applied t o the line The .

B rigadier and h is st aff o n foot w ill place

, ,

themselves Opposite the centre o f the brigade ;

the B ri gadier two paces in front o f the rank
o f Colo nel s ; his A id two p a ces o n h is right ,

and o ne retired ; and the o ther br ig ade staff

o flic ers th o se h a
,
ving the rank o f field Offi cers ,

inthe rank o f L ie u te nant Col o nel s and Ma

-
j o rs ;
and tho se below that rank inthe rank o f co m
,

pany offi cers .

7 6 I np as sing in review a M aj o r G e neral

.
,
-

Will be fo u r paces in fro nt o f the Colonel s o f

t he le adi ng b attali o n O f his divisio n ; and the
Brigadiers will be o n the right o f the C o lo nels
o f the leadi n b attalion s o f their bri ad es ;
g g
s t aff O ffi cers on th e l eft o f their G eneral s .
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'
77 pon occasi o ns when the l ine exceeds
. !
two battali o ns the reviewing Office r may at
, ,

h is o ption to s ave time ca us e them to march

, ,

pas t in qu ick time In such cas e s the m o unted

.

o ffi cers onl y wil l sal ute .

7 8 A number o f co mpanie s le ss than a bat

.

talion will be reviewed as a battalion and a

,

si ngle company as if it were with th e b attalion .

I n the l atte r case the company may pas s in

,

co l umn o f pl ato ons .

7 9 If s everal brigades are to be reviewed

.

t o gether o r in o ne line th is furth e r difference

, ,

will be o b served : the rev iewing personage ,

j o ine d by the G eneral o f the division o n the ,

right o f his division will pro ce ed d o wn the ,

li ne parallel to its front and when near the

, ,

B rigadiers respectivel y will be s al u te d b y ,

their brigades in su ccess ion The m usic o f .

e ach after the prescribed sal ute will play

, ,

while the reviewi ng pers o nage is in front o r ,

in rear o f it and o nl y then , .

8 0 The battal ions will take in marchin

.
g, ,

i ntervals between them o f forty pace s .

8 1 In marching in review with several

.
,
 3 2
battali o ns, in common time , th e mus ic O f ea
ch

su cceeding battalion wi ll commence to pl ay

when the m us ic o f the preceding one has
ce ased in order to follow its battalion When
,
.

marchi ng in quick time the m usic will b egin

,

to play when the rear company o f th e pre

ceding b attalion has p assed the reviewi ng
Officer .

82The rev iewing Officer or per sonag e will

.

ack nowledg e the salute by raising o r taking

off his cap or hat when the commander o f the
troops sal ute s him and al s o when the colors
pa ss The remai nder o f the time occ upied
.

by t he passag e o f the troop s he will be

covered .

8 3 Th e review O f C avalry and A rtil l ery

.

w ill be c o ndu cted o n s im ilar principle s and

,

according t o the systems o f i nstru ctio n fo r

tho s e arm s o f serv ice .

GUAR D M OUN T ING .

84 Camp and g arri s on gu ards will be re

.

liev ed every twe nty fo u r ho u rs

-
The gu ard s
.

at o ut posts will ord inarily b e relieved in the

-

s ame mann e r b ut t his m ust d ep end o n their

,
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86 . reg ulation s resp e cting

The followi ng
mounting gu ard s ar e drawn up with reference
to the g rand parade with a few Obvi o us v a
ria t io ns they will equ ally apply to reg imen
,

tal or g arri s on p arade .

8 7 The r anks bei ng Opened and aligne d ,

.

the O flicers o f the gu ard will at the wo rd ,

”
fro nt t ake post twelve pa ce s in front o f the
,

centre in o ne li ne according to rank and with

, , ,

s words drawn ; the S er eants in o ne rank

g ,

fou r paces in the rear o f the O ffi cer s ; and the

Co rpo ral s in o ne rank fo u r pace s in the re ar
,

o f the S er eant s the whole faci n to the

g , g
front .

8 8 The A dj u tant of th e day will dres s the

.

l ine s count the files veri fy the details by re

, ,

ference t o the written o rders and tell O ff the ,

rds whilst the l fl fi app i ts

’

ua g enera s ta o c e n
g ,
r o

the Offi cers and no n co mmissioned offi cers t o

-

the s everal g uards and design ate s the posts

,

which they are to o cc upy .

8 9 The st aff O ffi cer will then comm and 1

.
, .

Ofi cers and no n co mmissio ned oflicers 2

— —M
-
. .

Abo u t fa ce
. 3 I nsp ect y o ur g u ards
. AR C H I
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The commander o f each g u ard then com

mands 1 Order arms 2I nsp ectio n of arms
,
. . . .

The two highest in rank o f each gu ard will

the n divide the ranks between them aecom ,

p a nie d by the o ther o flicers and in spect a , c

c o rd in ly
g D uri n
g the
. i n specti o n the band
will pl ay .

90 The i nspection e nde d the offi cers and

.
,

no n commissio ned Offi cers will take post in

-

their re specti v e gu ards as tho ugh each gu ard,

were a co mpany o f a b attali o n in open order , ,

u nder revi e w ; a t which time al so the o fficers , ,

o f the d a will t a ke p st in fr n t f the n

y o o O ce :

tre o f the g uards ; the o ld O ffi cer o f the day

o n the ri ht o f the new O f fi cer f the d a n
g o y o e ,

pace retired .

9 1 The st aff O ffi cer will no w command

1 P arade—R est 2Tro op —B eat Of when
.
,

. .

m u sic b eg inninning o n the rig ht will b e at

, ,

do wn the li ne in front o f the o ffi cers o f th e

of fi cer s o f t h e g u ards to the left and back t o
, ,

its pl ace o n the right where it will ce as e to ,

play .

9 2The stafl Offi cer continu es 1 A ttentio n !

'

. .
,
 36

2Sh
. o u lder —An
us ! 3 Clo se
.
—M
o rder !
AR C H !
At th e word clo s e o rder the Offi cers wi ll ,
”

face abou t ; at mare re sume their posts

in l ine Th e offi cers having taken their posts
.

in line th e s taff o ffi cer will command P resent

, ,

AR H s! At which he w ill face to the n e w

offi ce r o f the day sal ute and report
, S ir, , ,

the g uards are fo rmed

” :
The new Offi cer o f
.

th e day aft e r acknowledging the s al ute wil l

, ,

g iv e the n e ces s ary i ns tr u c tion s to the s t a f

f
of fi ce r who will cau s e the s ame to be execute d
, ,

t he staff o flicer g iving the word o f command .

B ut if th e staff O flicer sho uld be s eni o r to the

officer o f the day he woul d report without
,

sal u tin wi t h the s w o rd and immedi a tely

g ,
re

tire I n this case the A dj utant O f the day

.
,

wou ld be in stru cted to g ive the orders in the

fo llowing parag raph o r th e offi ce r o f the day
,

woul d g i ve them himsel f .

93 The gu ard having s houl dered arm s

.
,

and performed s u ch exerci se s as may be re

quired by th e Offi ce r o f th e day the s taff Ofli ,

ce r will again comm and 1 B y g uard (o r p ld , .

to o n) rig h t wheel 2 MA R C H !
. . 3 P ass in .
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review. 4 Co lu mnfo rward

. . 5 Gu ide rig h t
. .

6 MA R C H ! when the whole

. will march pas t
the offi ce r o f the day according to the order
,

o f review ,
cond u cted by the staff officer ,

marchi ng o n the left o f the first divi sion ; th e

A dj utant o f the day on the left o f the l ast
division .

94 Whe n the col um n h as pa s sed the o fli

.

c er o f the day the gu ard s w ill break O ff under

,

their respe ctive co mmanders and take the ,

ro ute t o the several p o sts as si gn ed them th e ,

staff o ffi ce rs breaking o ff at the sam e tim e ;

the m u sic fo r the p arade which has whe eled
,

o u t o f the col u m n a
,
nd take n post opposit e
the Offi cer o f the day will cease and the O ld
, ,

Officer o f the day sal ute and g ive the old or

,

standin order s to the new O f

g fi c e r o f the day .

Th e supernumeraries at the same time w ill

, ,

be marche d by the F irst S ergeants to their

respective company parades and dismissed ,
.

95 G u ards which are as s i gned to new p o sts

.

will be condu cted to and e stabli shed in them

, ,

by the o flicer o f the day and the staff offi cer

,

detache d from head quarters fo r the purpose

-
.
 38

96 . I n bad weather, th e ceremony tu rn o f

ing o ff g u ard s o n the u s ual parades may b e
dispens ed w ith by the office r o f the day and ,

th e inspe ct ion be made u nd e r s helt e r Al s o .

,

in cau s e o f gu ard s w hich may have to mou nt

in the ni ght o r at the clo s e o f the d ay aft er
, ,

fatigu ing marches the ceremony o f tu rni ng ,

Of f may be di spe nsed with ; b ut never that o f

inspection .

97 The offi cer o f the day w ill always be

.

pre se nt at guard mounting N o other Oflicer

-
.
,

except a g eneral o flicer will interfere with o r ,

g ive any order o n the parade to the sta f

f O fli ce r

on duty there The command er o f the tro o ps

.

or g arri so n though under the rank o f G eneral

, ,

is O f co u rs e an exception to thi s rule .

98 Th e r eg iment th at fu rnish e s the A dj u

.

tant o f the day wi ll als o furni sh the m us ic fo r

th e g rand parade .

9 9 The gu ard s are to move in the g reates t

.

order to their respective posts marching by ,

pl atoons wh en the road will p ermit

, .

10 0 Th e o flicer o f the ol d g uard having

.
,

his gu ard parad ed on the approach o f the new

—
,

g u ard c,
ommand s P re sent Ai ms I ,
 39

101 The new guard will march in quick

.
,

time pas t the old g uard at sho u ldered arms

, , ,

Offi cers sal uting and take p o st three o r four

,

p aces o n its right where being ali gned with

it its comm ander will order P resent —
, ,

, AR M S !
,

The t w o Oflicers will then approach each oth er ,

and the relieving O ffi cer tak e his orders from

the relieved B o th o ffi cers will then retu rn
.

to their respective g u ards and co mmand 1

—
,

—
.
,

S h o u lder A R M S ! 2O r der. ARM S !

10 2The Oflicer o f the new g uard will no w
.

direct his S ergeant to mak e a li st o f the gu ard ,

dividing them i nto three reliefs and placing ,

the m o st steady and experienced at the bod y

o f the g ua rd and at the remot e and responsi
,

ble posts ; and will himself proce ed to take

pos sessi o n o f the g uard ho u se o r guard tent, ,

and the article s and pri so ners in charg e o f the

g ua rd .

10 3 D u ri ng the time o f relievi ng s entinel s

.

and o f calling in the sm all posts the co m ,

manders o f the two gu ards will when ne ar ,

the e nemy visit the avenu es leading to the

,

posts the Old co mmanner giving to the new

,
 40

all the information he may possess relativ e to

the enemy .

10 4 The detachment and s entinel s fro m the

.

Old gu ard h aving come in it will be marched , ,

at sho u ldered arms al o ng the fro nt o f th e new

,

u ard in qu ick time the ne w gu ard s ta n ding

g , ,

at p resented arms Offi cers s al uting and the ,

mus ic o f b o th g uards be ati ng except at the ,

outposts where it is prohibited

,
.

10 5 O n arrivi ng at the camp o r po st the

.
,

commande r will se nd the detachments com

p o si ng it under the charge o f an offi cer o r
,

no n c ommis s i o ned o ffi cer to their respective

-
,

regiments u nless the o fficer o f the day sho uld

,

be pre sent to inspect the o ld g uard when he ,

will cau se the s ame to be do ne under their

proper o ffi cers B efo re the men are dismi ss ed
.
,

their piece s will be drawn o r dis charged at a ,

targ et O n rej oini ng their c o mpanie s the

.
,

chiefs o f squ ads will examine the arms & c , .

,

o f their men and caus e the whole to be ut

, p
away in go od order .

10 6 When the old g uard has marched o ff

.

fifty p ace s the Offi ce r o f the new gu ard will

,
 2
4

the C orporal o n the side o f the l e ading fro nt

ra nk man ; and the men will be numbered al
ternately in the front and rear rank the man ,

o n the ri ht o f the fro nt rank bei n N 1

g g o . .

S ho u ld an o ffi cer approach the C o rporal will ,

co mmand Ca rry arms; a

,
nd res u me the sup

p o r t arm s whe n the O f

fi ce r is p as sed .

112The s entinel s at the gu ard hou se or

.

u ard tent w ill be the fir st relieved and left

g
behi nd ; the o ne most di stant w ill be the next
relieved and the others in su cce ssi o n as the
, ,

relief retu rns to the gu ard .

113 When a s enti nel sees the relief ap

.

ro a ching he will ha lt a nd face t it with his

p , o ,

arm s at a shoulder A t six paces the Co rp o

.

rol will command 1 R elief 2H AL T I whe n

,
. . .

the relief will halt and carry arms The Cor

,
.

po ral will then add N o or N o

, . or .

NO acc ording to the nu mber o f the p o st

—
.
,

A rms P OR T ! The t wo s e nti nel s will with ,

arm s at p o rt then approach eac h other when

, ,

the old sentinel under the direction o f the

,

Co rpo ral and in his heari ng will whi sper the

, ,

instructions t o the new s entinel This done .

,
 43

the tw o s entinel s will shoulder arm s and the ,

O ld enti nel will pas s in qu ick time to his

s , ,

place inth e re ar o f the relief The Co rporal .

will then co mmand 1 R elief 2 S upp o r t

,
. . .

A R M S I 3 F o rward 4 MA R CH ! and the re

. . .

lief proceeds in the same manner until the

who le are relieved .

114 A relie f is al w ay s t o be m arched in

.

the great e st o rder and the C o rporals will be

answerable that the se nti nels when relieving , ,

perfo rm their motions with spirit and exact

ne ss .

115 Whe n the se ntry be fo re the gu ard per

.

ce iv es the O ffi cer o f the d ay appro ach he will ,

“
call Tu rn o u t th e g u ard oflicer of th e day
,

whe n the gu ard will be paraded and s al u te ,

him with presented arms .

116 Whe n the Offi cer o f the d ay appro aches

.

the sentry befo re the gu ard at night the l atter , ,

will challenge Who co mes there and t he

,
3”

”
firs t will answer “
Ofi cer of the day
,
Th e .

sentinel will reply H alt tu rn o u t th e g u ard

“
, ,
”
ofi cer of th e day l The guard will be parad ed ,

and the comm ander o f it will direc t a S e rgeant

 44

to advance who will ,

s ay , A dvance, fi
o f
cer o

th e day , wi th th e co u ntersig n The office r Of

th e day will g ive the co unters i gn when the ,

S erg eant tu rni ng to the Offic e r o f the guard

, ,
”
sa ys Th e co u ntersig n is rig h t
,
The officer
.

o f the guard will then s a y A d va

,
n ce oflicer ,

of th e day H e may al s o demand the p aro le ,

if he think s neces s ary The g u ard will stand

.

at shouldered arms .

117 The Offi cer o f the day will ex amine the

.

g u ard ; s ee th at they are vi g ilan t ; that no n e

are absent and that their arm s and accoutre

ments are in order ; that the offi cers and no n
com mi ss ioned Oflicers are acqu ainted with their
duty ; and that the se ntinels are pro perly
po sted and have re ceived pro per orders
,
.

118 The Offi cer o f the day wishing to make

.

his ro u nds w ill direct an escort o f a no n com

,
-

miss ion e d offi cer and t wo men to accompany

him .

119 Wh e n the ro u nds ar e chall enged by a

.

s entinel the S e rg e ant wi ll ans w er

, Grand ,

ro u nds
”
and the sentinel w ill reply H alt
, , ,

g rand ro u nds
-
A dvance, S erg eant, with the
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co u nters pon which the S erg eant ad

ig n !
vances and g ive s the cou ntersign The s enti .

”
nel will then cry A dvance ro u nds ! and
, ,

s tand at a sho u lder till they have pa s sed .

120 Whe n the senti nel before the gu ard

.

”
challeng es and is answered Grand ro u nds
,
-
,

he will reply H alt g rand ro u nds tu rn o u t

, ,
-

th e g u ard ; g rand ro u nds ! p o n which the

-

u ard will t u rn o u t a n d be dr awn u

p in g o od
g ,

order at sh o u ldered arms the Officers taki ng

, ,

their posts The o fii cer commandi ng the guard

.

will then order a S erg eant and two men to ad

vance to w ard s the rou nds and challenge ,
.

When withi n t en paces the sergeant will halt , ,

and challeng e bri skly The S ergeant o f the .

g rand ro un
-ds will a ns wer G rand ro u nds ,
-

The S erg eant o f the guard replies S tand , ,

Grand ro u nds -
A dvance, S erg eant, with the
co u ntersi
g n ! ”
Th e S ergeant
the ro u nds o f
advan ces al o ne and havi ng g iven the co unter
,

s i ns return s t o his round The S er ea nt of

g , g .

the guard cal ls to his Offi cer Th e co u ntersig n ,

is rig h t ! ”
fi ce r o f the gu ard
o n whi ch the Of

cal ls A dvance ro u nds

,
Th e offi cer o f the
,
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rounds then advances alone ; the guard stand

ing at sho uldered arms . The Oflicer o f the
rou nds p as ses along the front o f the g uard
immediately to the O fficer w ho keeps his po st
,

o n the rig ht a ,
nd gives him the paro le He .

then examine s the guard orders back his e s

,

co rt and demandi ng a new o ne proceeds in

, ,

the same m anner to other gu ards .

12 1 All materi al instru ctions g iven t o a

.

sentinel o n po st by pers ons e ntitl ed t o make

g ra nd ro
-
u nd s o u
g ht to be promptly noti fied to

the commander o f the gu ard .

122A ll ge neral Offi cers as well as the co m

.
,
:

mander o f the post o r garrison m ay visit the ,

u ard s a nd the and r nds and be

g , g o
gr o
-
u re
,

ceiv ed in the s ame manne r a s prescribed fo r

the Officer o f the d ay .

OFFI C ER O F TH E D A! .

12 3 A s s o on as the new gu ard h as been

.

marched o ff the o fficer o f the d ay w ill repair

,

to the qu arters o f the comm andi ng Offi cer and

repo rt himsel f and receive s uch further ih
,

s tru ct io ns as may be nece s s ary .

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2
14 .Th e Offi cer o f the day m ust s ee that
the offi ce r o f the guard is fu rnished with the
paro le and countersign befo re retreat .

12 5 The offi cer o f the day will visit guards

.

fre qu e ntly du ri ng the day at su ch times as he

,

may deem necessary ; and will also make h is

ro u n ds whe n he visit s the u ard at ni ht
, g g ,

which m u st be done after 12o cl o ck

’
.

12 6 . ! p o n being relieved , the Offi cer O f the

d ay w ill m ake s uch rem arks in the rep o rt O f
the offi cer o f the guard as circu mstances re
q u ire a
,
n d p re se nt the same at hea d q u a rters
-
.

OFFI C E R O F TH E GU A R D .

12 7 It is the d uty o f Offi cers o n all gu ard s

.

to i nspect all reliefs o f s e nti nels both when

,

they go o n and come o ff their posts ; to call

the roll s frequ e ntly and by every m eans in
,

their power to keep the men u nder their c o m

mand in th e m o s t perfect state o f vig ilance and
preparatio n They will be re spons ible fo r the
.

s e c urity o f th e pri s o ners and property com

mitted to the ir charge It will be their d uty
.

to suppress all riots and di s orders hand in case ,

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of fire, t o g ive th e alarm and be instru m ental

,

in extingu ishing it They are also watch fully

.

to sup erintend the c o nd uct o f the no n commis -

sio ned o f ficers taking care that they are c o r

,

rect in the performance o f their du ty ; that

th ey maintai n a proper authority and prevent ,

every species Of irregu larity among th e men .

Th ey m u st particularly ascertain that th e C or

oral them s elve s are wel l informed with res
p s

p eet to the o rders they are to deliver to the

several s entinels whom th ey mu st frequ ntly
,

visit t o be ass u red that th e y kn o w their duty

, ,

and have received the proper instru ctio ns .

128 N e ither Offi cers no r s oldiers are o n

.
,

any accou nt to tak e o ff their cl o thing o r ac

,

co utrement s w hile they are o n gu a rd b ut are

al ways t o be in their u ni fo rm fully equipped
,

fo r the service .

129 . The offi ce r who mo unts the camp

u ard m u st ive orders t o the s e ntinels not to
g g
s uffer any per so n to p ass in o r o u t o f camp ,

except by o ne o f the gu ard s ; no r then till ,

th e Offi cer O f the gu ard has ex ami ned him .

130 The O ffi cer o f the g uard m u st see that

.
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in o ne rank six paces in advance al ong the

, ,

w h o le fro nt s O f th e ir r esp e ctive companie s ,

from right to left in the order o f se niority

, .

13 5 The C olonel wi ll n e xt co mmand 1

—
.
.
,

F ield and S ta f 2 To th
. e fro nt .M AR C H I
The commi ssioned Officers thus d e signated will
form them s elve s in one rank s ix p aces in front ,

o f the colors from ri gh t to lef

,
t in the order o f ,

s e niority ; and the no n c ommi s sioned s taff in -

,

a similar manner two pa ces in rear o f the

,

preceding rank Th e C olonel s e e ing the

.
,

movement ex ecuted wil l take post o n the ,

right O f the L ieu tenant C olonel and wait the -

,

approach o f th e inspecting Officer B ut such .

fi cers as may b e superior in rank

O f the fi eld o f

t o the insp e ctor will no t take p o st in front o f

,

the battalion .

136 The i nspection will comme nce in fro nt

. .

Aft er inspecting the dre ss and ge neral app ear

ance o f the fi eld and commi ssioned staff under
arms the In specto r accompanied b y thes e
, ,

Offi cers will pass down the ope n col umn loo k
, ,

ing at e very rank in front and rear .

137 Th e C ol on el will new com mand, 1

. .
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Order arms . 2R
when the In sp ector
. EM I
will proce ed to mak e a minu te inspec tion o f
the s everal rank s o r di vi s ions in su c cess ion , ,

comm encing in front .

138 A s the I nspector approach e s the no n

.

comm iss ioned s taff color rank the color gu ard

,
-
,
-

and the band the A dj utant will g ive t he us ee s

,

sary orders fo r the inspecti o n O f arms b o x e s , ,

and knap s ac k s The colors will be planted

.

firm in the g ro und to enable th e co lor b earers

,
-

t o di splay the cont ents o f their knapsack s .

The no n commiss ioned staff may be dismi s se d

-

as s oon as in spected ; b ut the col o r rank and -

col or gu ard will rem a

-
in I mtil the colors are to
be e s corted to the place from which they we re
taken .

139 . As the I nspector s u cce ssively ap

p ro ac hes the c ompa nie s the Captain s wil l ,

c ommand 1 A ttentio n
, . 2 Co mp any 3 . . . .

I nsp ectio n of A rms The i nspecting O ffice r

.

will then go through th e whol e company and ,

minut ely inspect the arms acco u trements , ,

and dress o f each s oldie r Afte r this is don e

—
.
,

the C apta in will co mma nd , Op en Bo n e !

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when the amm unition and the boxes will b e
exami ned .

140 Th e C aptai n will the n command, 1

.

—
.

S h o u lder A R M S ! 2Clo se o rder 3 MA R CH !

. . .

.
—
4 Order A R M S ! —
5 S tack A R M S ! . 6 To .

the rear op en o rder,

7 MAR CH ! 8 F ro nt
. . .

rank abo u t fa
,
ce 9 ! ns ling Knap saclcs 10
. . . .

Op en Knap sacks .

141 The S ergeant s w ill face i nward and

.
,

close upon the centre at the 2 d and 3 d com

,

m and s and will stack their arm s at the 5 th

,

co mm and ; at the 6th and 7 th co mmands ,

they will face ou tward and resume their po ,

s it io ns When the ranks are cl o sed prep ara

.
,

tory to take arms the S ergeants will also

,

close up o n the ce ntre and at the w o rd take , , ,

their arms and res u me their pl aces .

142The k naps acks will be placed at the

.

feet O f the m en the flaps from them with the

, ,

g reat coat
-
s o n the flaps an d the k nap s ack,s

l eaning o n the gre at c o ats In this p o sitio n

-
.
,

the Inspector w ill ex ami ne their conte nts o r ,

so ma ny O f them a s he m a thi nk nece s sary

y ,

co mm encing with the no n commissioned Ofli -

c ers, the m e n s tanding at at tention .

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143 When the Inspecto r has passed through

.

the c o mpany the Capta in will co mm and R e

—
, ,

p acIc K nap s ac/cs whe n each s o ldier will

,
i e
‘

pack and b u ckle up his knapsac k leavi ng it ,

o n the u nd the nu mber u pwards tu rned

gro , ,

fro m him and then stand at rest

, .

144 Th e C apt ai n will then co mm and 1

—Knap
. .
,

A ttentio n . 2 . Co mp any . 3 . S ling

saclcs . the w o rd s ling each so ldier will
At ,

take his knapsack ho ldi ng it by the i nner ,

straps and stand erect at the last wo rd he

, ,

will repl ace it o n his back The Captain will .

continu e 4 F ro nt rank abo u t face ! 5 Clo se

—
. .
, ,

o rder . 6 MAR CH '

. 7 Tak e ARM S ! 8 . .

S h o u —
ld er A R M S ! 9 Oflicers and S erg eants .
,

to y o u r p o s ts 10 MAR C H ! and will ca u s e

. .

the company to file O ff t o their tents o r quar

ters except the co mpany that is to re escort
,
-

the colors which will wait the further o rders

,

o f the C o lonel .

145 I n an extensive col umn s o me o f th e

.
,

rearmo st companies may aft er the inspecti o n ,

o f th e dres s and general appea rance be per ,

mitted to stack arms unt il j u st before the In ,

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spect e r appro ache sthem when th ey will be,

directed to take arms and resum e th eir po

,

s itiou .

146 The inspe ction o f the troop s b eing

.

e nded the field and staff will next accompany

,

the Inspector t o the hospital maga! in e ar , ,

s ena ,
l qu arters su tler s shop gu ard house and
,
’
,
-
,

s u ch o t her places a s he may think prop e r to

ins pect The Captain s and subalt ern s will

.

prece de him in his vi sits to th eir compani es

and s ecti o ns respectivel y .

147 The h o spital bei ng at all tim e s a

. n Ob
j c et o f particular intere st it will be cri ti call y ,

and minu tely inspected .

148 The in specti o n o f cavalry and artille ry

.

will conform to the principles l aid down in

the fo reg oi ng paragraph s regard b eing had to ,

the sy ste m o f i nstru ction fo r those arm s o f

service resp ectively .

Th e commandant t rusts t hat every m embe r

o f the c orp s will p e rform al l th e d uty re

qu ired and render such o bedience t o orde rs

, ,

u nd e r al l c ircum stan ces, as will no t only

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maintain but add to th e reputation which th e

reg im ent has acqu ired on fo rm e r o ccas ion s in
the performance o f their duti es ; and that o ne
and all will giv e th e ir aid in renderi ng the
pro pose d service a season O f grati ficati o n and
improvement to all w ho participate in it .

By O rd e r o f
A D ! R! E E ,
.

Co l 7aReg t N r s M ili tia

.
’
. . . .
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The first pl atoon face t o the right the s e c ,

on d to the le ft ; the first platoo n co ndu cte d

by the Captain the seco nd by the F irst Lieu
,

tenant w ill file right and left aro und the

,

flanks to wards the re ar halt o n the flanks o p

,

s it e the c e ntre o f the col u m n re load a nd

p o -
, ,

as soon as the rear o f the co l u mn has passe d

the pl ato ons the Captai n will command
—
,

P lato ons Rig ht and Left F ace M arch— At .

,

which comm and the first plato o n face s to the

,

left and file s left and the seco nd to the right

, , ,

and fil e s rig ht and u nit s in re ar o f the col u m n

,
.

A t the instant the men o f the first Compan y

recover their arm s after firing the Captain O f
—
,

th e seco nd will order su ch Company Ready

—and wait in that p o siti o n until the front is
,

cleared by the F irst Company when th e Cap ,

tain will cau se it to advance twice its front

o llo w ed by all the C o mpanies in r e ar ) a nd
g e file down the ranks in the sam e ord er as
,
,

prescribed fo r the F irst C o mpany .

F iring in Retreat is c o nd u cted on th e s am e

principles as o n the advance ex cept t hat the
,

Companies fire withou t advene n on the

'

front bei ng cleared by th e fo rmei éo mpany ; '

and inst ead o f halting on th e flanks the pla ,

toons will pas s immediately to the re ar o f the
colu mn co unter march form and re load
,
-
, ,

The same principle w ill b e Obs erv e d in co lumx

o f pl atoon s a s col umn o f C ompany .
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If a column by company find itsel f in a ,

narrow st reet or pas s o r in any position with,

o ut c ove r fo r either fla nk or rear and is su d ,

denly menace d at different points the C olonel ,

will cause it to form square notwiths tanding ,

the gen eral prin ciple that a colu mn b y com

any w ith a view to the s u are will firs t form
p
divis ions ; the C olonel w iq
, ,

l close the co lumn

t o hal f O r platoon di s tanc e ; the file clos ers
O f the 8 t h C o mpany will conform th e m s elv e s
to what is pres cribed in parag ra h 1486 ,

S co tt s Tactics fo r the file clo s e rs O f t e fou rth

’
-
,

divi sion .

These dispo sitions ended he will command , ,

R ight and l eft int o line wheel ,
”
qu i c k , ,

march ! A t thi s briskly repeated th e leading ,

company will s tand fast the S econd Third , , ,

F ourth F i fth S ixth and S eventh Compani es

, , ,

will wh eel by platoons right and le ft i nto line , ,

o f battle the ri ght pl a

,
to o ns to the ri ght and
the l e ft to the le ft ; the E ig hth Company will
clos e up to fo rm th e squ are and when it shall ,

have clos ed u p it s C aptai n will h alt it face it

, ,

abo ut and alig n it by the rear rank ; the right

,

file o f the first Company will face t o the right ,

and its left file to the le ft and the outer fi les ,

o n eac h flank Of th e E ig hth Company will fa ce

ou tward The s quare being formed the Co l

.
,

o nel will comman d, G u id e s po s t at this,

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th e F ield and S taff Captains o f the F irst and

,

E ig hth Companies will enter the s qu are .

I n cas e it become s necessary to u s e artil

lery in the suppres si o n O f riots o r ins urrec
tion the mounted howit! er can be u sed with
,

m u ch effect and witho u t inj ury to pro pert y in

,

the vici nity ; the lightne ss and ready m anner

in which they can be conv eyed fro m place to
pl ace mak e this arm peculi arly adapted fo r
,

this purpo se .
 I N D E ! .

P aragrap h s
Ord er O l encampment
.
'

I nfantry , 1 to 2
1
Cav alry , 13 to 23
A rt illery , 2
4
R ev eille , 2
5
P eas o n th e Trench er and Ro ast B ee f, 2
6
Mo rning and E v ening Parad e, 2
7
Ca tains late at P arad e , 2
8
S O diers lat e o n P arad e, 2
9
Calls and B eats, 3 0to 35
iri to us Liqu o rs pro h ib it ed ,
i
36
pv enin Gu n 37
g ,

Tat to o , 38
N o Offi c er t o els e o u t o f Cam 39
S o ldiers to w ear t e prescribe ! nifo rm, 40
F o rms o f Parade, 41 to 54
R ev iew , 55 t o 83
G uard Mo u nt ing 84 t o 1 2
2
2 2
,

Offi c er o f t h e D ay , 1 3 to 1 6
Ofi c er o f th e G u ard , 2
1 7 to 130
I nspectio n, 13 1 t o 148
S treet F iring ( Append if) . Pag e 57