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INSTRUCTION
FOR
TARGET-FIRING.
Practice
in firing at a target being an essential part of infantry instruction,
commanders of regiments and detached companies will exert themselves to
render
their officers and sergeants familiar with its theory.
In
respect to theory, detailed instructions may be expected from the War
Department.
Recruits
will be exercised in target firing as soon as they shall have passed
through
the School of the Soldier.
In
the beginning of this exercise, each man will be made to fire several
rounds in
succession, the instructer carefully rectifying the position of the
body, and
the piece, at each fire.
The
second distance will not be taken till the men have learnt to fire with
some
accuracy at the first, and the same of the third, in respect to the
second
distance.
The corporals and men of the each company will be divided into three classes: the first class will consist of the most accurate
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MANUAL
marksmen;
the second,
the next in accuracy, and the third the most indifferent.
Commanders
will employ all the means in their power to excite the desire of
excellence in
firing at the target; they will keep an exact register of the best
shots, and
note also the officers and sergeants who exhibit the most zeal and
intelligence
in this important branch of instruction.
At
regimental head quarters, a field officer, when practicable, and if
not, a
captain, will always be present at these exercises, in order to
stimulate zeal,
and to cause a strict compliance with the theoretic principles which
may be
prescribed by the Department of War.
To
preserve the habits of firing, the corporals and men will never
discharge at a
target, the same day, more than three to five rounds each; and. instead
of
expending in a single season the ammunition that may be authorized for
the
purpose, the exercise will be intermitted, and resumed at intervals of
three or
four weeks, throughout the year.
Ammunition
allowed for target-firing will be unequally divided among the three
classes of
marksmen, and the largest portion set apart for the third class, and
the
smallest for the first.
MANUAL
OF ARMS.
FOR
SERGEANTS.
The sergeants, like the rank and file, will always
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MANUAL
present
themselves under
arms with the bayonets fixed.
All
sergeants, including the sergeant major and the quartermaster sergeant,
also
corporals of the colour-guard, and all corporals not in the ranks and
files,
will carry, and handle their arms, as herein prescribed
for sergeants.
Sergeants,
in the manual of arms, will observe in all the times
(or pauses) the
cadence prescribed, No, 159, and following, for the rank and file. In the loadings and
firings, they will
remain at the shoulder, or support arms, according to the order which
they may
receive.
Position of Shouldered Arms.
The
piece within the right arm, the barrel to the rear, erect, and resting
against
the hollow of the shoulder; the right arm nearly straight, the right
hand
embracing the cock and guard, and the left arm hanging by the side.
Present-ARMS.
One
time and two motions.
(First motion.) With the right hand bring the piece erect, opposite to the centre of the body, the rammer to the front; at the same time seize the piece with the left hand above the lock, the little finger against the feather-spring, the thumb extended along the barrel and on the stock, the fore-arm resting on the body, without
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MANUAL
constraint,
and the hand
at the height of the elbow.
(Second
motion) Correct
the position of the right hand, so as to bring it under, and against
the guard,
as in the case of the men.
Shoulder-ARMS.
One
time and two motions.
(First
motion.) Slip
the left hand, on the
piece, to the height of the shoulder, and with this hand, bring the
piece
against the right shoulder; embrace, with the right hand, the cock and
guard,
the right arm nearly straight.
(Second
motion,) Drop
the left hand smartly
by the side.
Order-ARMS.
One
time and wo motions.
(First
motion.) Bring
the left hand
promptly to the middle band; detach the piece a little from the
shoulder with
the right hand; quit the hold of the right hand; lower the piece with
the left,
seizing it again with the right above the lower band, the thumb on the
barrel,
the four fingers extended on the stock, the piece erect, the butt about
three
inches from the ground, the toe (or beak) of the butt over its place,
and drop
the left hand by the side.
(Second motion.) Let the piece slip through the right hand, opening a little the thumb and fore-fingers, so
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MANUAL
that
the butt may come
to the ground without shock, its toe in a line with, and against the
toe of the
right foot.
Shoulder-ARMS.
One
time and two motions.
(First
motion) With
the right hand, raise
the piece perpendicularly, the hand at the height of the right breast,
opposite
to the shoulder, but further out, and about two inches from the body,
on which
the right elbow will rest; seize the piece with the left hand under the
right;
drop the right hand, and with it, embrace the cock and guard,
supporting the
piece against the right shoulder, the right arm nearly straight.
(Second
motion.) Let
the left hand fall
smartly by the side.
Support-ARMS.
One
time and three motions.
(First
motion.) With
the right hand, bring
the piece erect between the eyes, the rammer to the front; seize the
piece with
the left hand at the lower band, raise this hand to the height of the
chin, and
grasp the piece at the same time about four inches below the lock with
the
right hand.
(Second motion.) With the right hand turn the piece, the barrel to the front, support it against the left shoulder, and bring the left fore-arm between the cock
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MANUAL
and
right hand,
horizontally across the body, the cock resting on the left fore-arm,
and the
left hand on the right breast.
(Third
motion.) Drop
smartly the right
hand by the side.
Shoulder-ARMS.
One
time and three motions.
(First
motion.) Seize
the piece with the
right hand, under and against the left fore-arm.
(Second
motion.) Bring
the piece erect,
with the right hand, against the right shoulder, the rammer to the
front; seize
it with the left hand, at the height of the shoulder; correct the
position of
the right hand at the same time so as to embrace the cock and guard,
the right
arm nearly straight.
(Third
motion.) Drop
the left hand smartly
by the side.
Unfix-BAYONET.
One
time and three motions.
(First
motion.) Bring
the left hand
promptly to the middle band, detach a little the piece from the
shoulder, with
the right hand.
(Second motion.) Lower the piece with the left hand, seize it with the right above the lower band; rest the butt on the ground, letting the piece slip through the
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MANUAL
left
hand; bring the
right hand immediately to the bayonet.
(Third
motion.) Wrest
off the bayonet, and
return it to the scabbard; next seize the piece with the right hand a
little
above the lower band; drop the left hand at the same time by the side,
and take
the position of the soldier at ordered arms.
Shoulder-ARMS.
As
from ordered arms.
Fix-BAYONET,
One
time and three motions.
(First
and second motions.) As
those of unfix
bayonet, except that at the end of the second motion the
right hand will be
brought to seize the bayonet by the socket and shank, so that the
socket may
extend about an inch above the heel of the hand.
(Third
motion.) Draw
the bayonet from the
scabbard with the right hand, carry it and fix it on the muzzle; next
seize the
piece with the right hand above the lower band, and drop smartly the
left hand
by the side.
Shoulder-ARMS.
As
from ordered arms.
FOR CORPORALS. To pass from the shoulder as privagte to the shoulder as sergeant.
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MANUAL
As sergeant,
Shoulder-ARMS.
One
time and three motions.
(First
motion.) With
the right hand, seize
the piece at the handle, turn it, the lock to the front, the right arm
nearly
straight, the right hand embracing the cock and guard; seize the piece
with the
left hand at the height of the shoulder.
(Third
motion.) Drop
the left hand smartly
by the side.
FOR
CORPORALS OF THE COLOUR-GUARD, (OR SERGEANTS.)
Charge-Bayonet.
One
time and two motions.
(First
motion.) Raise
the piece with the
right hand, in half-facing to the right on the left heel, and bring the
hollow
of the right foot opposite to, and three inches from, the left heel.
(Second
motion.) Drop
the piece forward
into the left hand, which will seize it a little above the lower band,
the
barrel up, the left elbow supported against the body; with the right
hand,
seize the handle below the guard, this hand supported against the hip,
the
point of the bayonet at the height of the eye.
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MANUAL
Shoulder-ARMS.
One
time and two motions.
(First
motion.) In
facing to the
front, raise the piece with the left hand, bring it erect against the
right
shoulder, the rammer to the front; with the right hand, at the same
time,
embrace the cock and guard.
(Second
motion.)
Quit hold with the left hand, and drop this hand by the
side; lengthen
at the same time the right arm.
FOR
CORPORALS RETURNING TO THE RANKS.
As
soldier, Shoulder-ARMS.
One
time and three motions.
(First
motion.) Detach
the piece from the
shoulder, bring it erect between the eyes, seize it with the left hand
at the
height of the neck; grasp with the right hand the handle, this hand at
the
height of the elbow, the rammer to the front.
(Second
motion.) Raise
the piece with the
right hand, the thumb extended on the counterplate; turn the barrel to
the
front; support the piece against the left shoulder; at the same time
drop the
left hand, and place it under the butt.
(Third
motion.)
Drop the right hand smartly by the side.
RELIEVING SENTINELS.
FOR
RELIEVING SENTINELS.
Arms-PORT
One
time and one motion.
Throw
the piece diagonally across the body, the lock to the front, seize it
smartly
at the same instant with both hands, the right at the handle, the left
at the
tail band, the two thumbs pointing towards the muzzle, the barrel
sloping
upwards and crossing opposite to the point of the left shoulder, the
butt
proportionally lowered. The
palm of the
right hand will be above, and that of the left hand under the piece,
the nails
of both hands next to the body, to which the elbows will be closed.
Shoulder-ARMS.
One
time and two motions.
(First
motion.) Bring
the piece smartly to
the left shoulder, placing the left hand under the butt.
(Second
motion.) Drop
the right hand
smartly by the side.
SWORD
MANUAL, &C.
MANUAL
OF THE SWORD OR SABRE,
FOR
OFFICERS.
POSITION
OF THE SWORD OR SABRE, UNDER ARMS.
The
carry. The
gripe in the right hand, which will be supported against the right hip,
the
back of the blade against the shoulder.
TO
SALUTE WITH THE SWORD OR SABRE.
Three
times (or pauses.)
One. At the distance of six
paces from the person
to be saluted, raise the sword or sabre perpendicularly, the point up,
the flat
of the blade opposite to the right eye, the guard at the height of the
shoulder, the elbow supported on the body.
Two. Drop
the point of
the sword or sabre by extending the arm, so that the right hand may be
brought
to the side of the right thigh, and remain in that position until the
person to
whom the salute is rendered shall be passed, or shall have passed, six
paces.
Three. Raise the sword or sabre
smartly, and resume
the position first prescribed.
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COLOUR-SALUTE.
In the ranks, the colour-bearer, whether at a halt or
INSTRUCTION
FOR THE DRUM MAJOR.
in
march, will always
carry the heel of the colour-lance supported at the right hip, the
right hand
generally placed on the lance at the height of the shoulder, to hold it
steady.
When the colour has
to render honours,
the color-bearer will salute as follows:
At
the distance of six paces slip the right hand along the lance to the
height of
the eye; lower the lance by straightening the arm to its full extent,
the heel
of the lance remaining at the hip, and bring back the lance to the
habitual
position when the person saluted shall be passed, or shall have passed,
six
paces. See
note to No. 52.
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INSTRUCTION
FOR
THE DRUM-MAJOR (OR PRINCIPAL MUSICIAN.)
the
posts of the field music and band have been given, Title I, for the
order in
battle.
In
column in maneuvre, the field music and ban will march abreast with the
left
centre company, on the reverse flank, except as in No. 1464.
In
column in route, as well as in the passage of defiles to the front or
in
retreat, they will march at the head of their respective battalions.
Beats
of the drum and sounds of the bugle.
The number of these, for infantry, independent of mere police calls, and the particular march of each regiment,
INSTRUCTION
FOR THE DRUM MAJOR
is
fixed at nineteen
beats and twenty-two sounds. See
the
music at the end of this volume.
The
beats are:
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1. The general. 2. The assembly 3. To the colour. 4. The long roll. 5. Common time. 6. Quick time. 7. The reveille. 8. The troop. 9. The retreat. 10. The
tattoo. 11. To
recall detachments. |
12. Drummer's
call. 13. Come
for orders: First
sergeants' call. Sergeant's
call. Corporals'
call. 14. The
roll. 15. Double
quick march. 16. Run. 17. Halt. 18. March
in retreat. 19. commence
firing. |
The
sounds are:
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1. The general. 2. The assembly 3. To the colour. 4. Common time. 5. Quick time. 6. The reveille. 7. The retreat. 8. The tattoo. 9. To recall detachments. |
10. Bugler's
call. 11. Come
for orders: First
sergeants' call. Sergeant's
call. Corporals'
call. 12. Double
quick march. 13. Run. 14. Forward
march. 15. Halt. |
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16. March
in retreat. 17.
Commence firing. 18. Cease
firing. 19. March
by the right flank. |
20. March
by the left flank. 21. Rally
on the reserve. 22. Rally
on the battalion. |
NOTES: When the whole of the
troops, in the same
camp or garrison, are to depart, the general, the assembly, and to the colour,
will be beaten or sounded, at the proper intervals, in the order here
mentioned. At the
first, the troops
will prepare for the movement; at the second, they will form by
company, and at
the third, unite by battalion. If
some
of the regiments only are to depart, those beats or sounds will be
preceded in
each of these regiments, by the particular march of the regiment.
The
roll is
for cease
firing. The same beat continued,
constitutes the long
roll,
which will only be given on a sudden appearance of
the enemy, or other imminent danger.
For
the application of the sounds and beats to the
movements and firings of skirmishers, see the table at the end of Instruction
for Light Infantry or Rifle, Volume
II.
INSTRUCTION
FOR THE DRUM MAJOR
Signals
of the drum-major (or chief
musician) for the principal beats and sounds.
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1. The
general. |
Extend
the right arm, seize the staff at the middle, and raise the pommel to
the height of the chin. |
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2. The assembly. |
Extend
the right arm, raise the staff about a foot from the ground, and place
the thumb on the pommel. |
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3. To
the colour. |
Raise
the staff perpen-dicularly, the ferrule upwards, the arm ex-tended, and
at the height of the shoulder. |
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4. The long roll. |
Put
the staff on the right shoulder, the ferrule to the rear. |
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5. Common
time. |
Raise
the arm, turn the wrist within, and place the staff horizontally across
the body at the height of the chin. |
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6. Quick time. |
Project
the ferrule of the staff direct and hori-zontally to the front. |
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7. Double-quick
time. |
The
same signal, with a brisk agitation of the staff. |
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10. Run. |
Raise the staff perpen-
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dicularly,
the ferrule down, the arm extended at the height of the shoulder. |
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12. The
roll. |
Raise
the staff in the left hand in the manner of the last signal. |
Signals
for the movement of the field music
and
band.
1st. To march
by the right flank, take the staff at the middle and extend the arm to
the
right.
2d. To
march by the left flank, make the same signal, extending the arm to
the left.
3d. To
diminish front, let the ferrule fall into the left hand, held as high
as the
eyes.
4th. To
increase front, let the pommel of the staff fall into the left hand,
held as
high as the eyes.
5th. To
change direction, turn half round to the
drummers, and indicate to them, by a movement of the staff, to which
side they
are to wheel or turn.
6th. To
oblique to the right, extend the right arm as high the shoulder,
holding the staff slantingly, and grasp the ferrule, the left hand as
high as
the hip.
7th. To oblique
to the left, make the contrary signal; the pommel of the staff will
always
indicate to which side the movement is to take place.
INSTRUCTION
FOR THE DRUM MAJOR
To
ground drums, &c.
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1. To
put up drumsticks. |
Grasp
the staff under the pommel, and raise it as high as the eyes, extending
the arm to the front. |
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2. To
unsling drums. |
Draw
the pommel to the breast. |
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3. To
ground drums. |
The
same signal as for putting up drumsticks. |
|
1. To take up drums. 2. To
suspend drums. 3. To
draw out drumsticks. |
Make
the same signals with the staff as for putting up drumsticks, for
detaching drums, and for grounding drums. |
Instructions
for the Corporal of Pioneers.
The
post of the pioneers, in line of battle, has
been given, Title I.
In
column in maneuvre, the pioneers will be on the
reverse flank, abreast with the right centre company, except with the
double
column, when they will generally march in its rear.
In route marches, as also in the passing of defiles, to the front or rear, the pioneers will march six paces in front of the drummers. In route marches, all pioneers of a general column (column of several battalions) may be assembled at its head.
INSTRUCTION
FOR THE DRUM MAJOR
Pioneers
and drummers may be designated as markers,
and used accordingly, in the maneuvres and evolutions.