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ARTICLE
XXXII.
FORMS OF PARADE.
335.
On all parades of ceremony, such as Reviews, Guard-mounting, at
Troop or Retreat parades, instead of the word "Rest,"
which allows the men to move or change the position of their bodies,
the command will be "PARADE-REST!" At the last word of
this command, the soldier will carry the right foot six inches in
rear of the left heel, the left knee slightly bent, the body upright
upon the right leg; the musket resting against the hollow of the
right shoulder, the hands crossed in front, the backs of them
outward, and the left hand uppermost. At the word
"ATTENTION!" the soldier will resume the correct position
at ordered arms. In the positions here indicated, the soldier will
remain silent and motionless; and it is particularly enjoined upon
all officers to cause the commands above given, on the part of tale
soldier, to be executed with great briskness and spirit.
336. Officers on all duties under arms are to have their
swords drawn, without waiting for any words of command for that
purpose.
I.
DRESS PARADE
337.
There shall be daily one dress parade, at troop or retreat, as
the commanding officer may direct.
338. A signal will be beat or sounded half an hour before
troop or retreat, for the music to assemble on the regimental
parade, and each company to turn out under arms on its own parade,
for roll-call and inspection by its own officers.
339. Ten minutes after that signal, the Adjutant's call will
be given, when the Captains will march their companies (the band
playing) to the regimental parade, where they take their positions
in the order of battle. When the line is formed, the Captain of the
first company, on notice from the Adjutant, steps one pace to the
front, and gives to his company the command, "Order-ARMS!
PARADE-REST!" which is repeated by each Captain in succession
to the left. The Adjutant takes post two paces on the right of the
line; the Sergeant-major two paces on the left. The music will be
formed in two ranks on the right of the Adjutant. The senior officer
present will take the command of the parade, and will take post at a
suitable distance in front, opposite the centre, facing the line.
340. When the companies have ordered arms, the Adjutant will
order the music to beat o, when it will commence on the right, beat
in front of the line to the left, and back to its place on the
right.
341. When the music has ceased, the Adjutant will step two
paces to the front, face to the left, and command, 1. Attention!
2. Battalion. 3. Shoulder-ARMS! 4. Prepare to open ranks! 5.
To the rear, open order! 6. MARCH! At the sixth command, the
ranks will be opened according to the system laid down in the
Infantry Tactics, the commissioned officers marching to the front,
the company officers four paces, field officers six paces, opposite
to their positions in the order of battle, where they will halt and
dress. The Adjutant, seeing the ranks aligned, will command, FRONT
and march along the front to the centre, face to the right, and pass
the line of company officers eight or ten paces, where he will come
to the right-about, and command, Present-ARMS! when arms will
be presented, officers saluting.
342. Seeing this executed, he will face about to the
commanding officer, salute, and report, "Sir, the parade is
formed." The Adjutant will then, on intimation to that effect,
take his station three paces on the left of the commanding officer,
one pace retired, passing round his rear.
343. The commanding officer, having acknowledged the salute
of the line by touching his hat, will, after the Adjutant has taken
his post draw his sword, and command, 1. Battalion. 2. Shoulder-ARMS!
and add such exercises as he may think proper, concluding with Order-ARMS!
then return his sword, and direct the Adjutant to receive the
reports.
344. The Adjutant will now pass round the right of the
commanding officer, advance upon the line, halt midway between him
and the line of company officers, and command, 1. First
Sergeants, to the front and centre. 2. MARCH! At the first
command, they will shoulder arms as Sergeants, march two paces to
the front, and face inward. At the second command, they will march
to the centre, and halt. The Adjutant will then order, 1. Front-FACE.
2. Report. At the last word, each in succession, beginning on the
right, will salute by bringing the left hand smartly across the
breast to the right shoulder, and report the result of the roll-call
previously made on the company parade.
345. The Adjutant again commands, 1. First Sergeants,
outward-FACE! 2. To your posts-MARCH! when they will
resume their places, and order arms. The Adjutant will now face to
the commanding officer, salute, report absent officers, and give the
result of the First Sergeants' reports. The commanding officer will
next direct the orders to be read, when the Adjutant will face about
and announce, Attention to Orders. He will then read the orders.
346. The orders having been read, the Adjutant will face to
the commanding officer, salute, and report; when, on an intimation
from the commander, he will face again to the line, and announce,
Parade is dismissed. All the officers will now return their swords,
face inward, and close on the Adjutant, he having taken position in
their line, the field officers on the flanks. The Adjutant commands,
1. Front-FACE! 2. Forward-MARCH! when they will march
forward, dressing on the centre, the music playing, and when within
six paces of the commander, the Adjutant will give the word, Halt!
The officers will then salute the commanding officer by raising the
hand to the cap, and there remain until he shall have communicated
to them such instructions as he may have to give, or intimates that
the ceremony is finished. As the officers disperse, the First
Sergeants will close the ranks of their respective companies, and
march them to the company parades, where they will be dismissed, the
band continuing to play until the companies clear the regimental
parade.
347. All field and company officers and men will be present
at dress parades, unless especially excused, or on some duty
incompatible with such attendance.
348. A dress parade once a day will not be dispensed with, except on
extraordinary and urgent occasions.
II.
REVIEW OF A BATTALION OF INFANTRY.
349.
Preparatory to a review, the Adjutant will cause a camp-color to
be placed 80 or 100 paces, or more, according to the length of the
line, in front of, and opposite to, where the centre of the
battalion will rest, where the reviewing officer is supposed to take
his station; and, although he may choose to quit that position,
still the color is to be considered as the point to which all the
movements and formations are relative.
350. The Adjutant will also cause points to be marked, at
suitable distances, for the wheelings of the divisions; so that
their right flanks, in marching past, shall only be about four paces
from the camp-color, where it is supposed the reviewing officer
places himself to receive the alate.
351. The battalion being formed in the order of battle, at
shouldered arms, the Colonel will command, 1. Battalion, prepare
for review! 2. To the rear, open order. 3. MARCH! At the word
MARCH, the field and staff officers dismount; the company officers
and the color-rank advance four paces in front of the front rank,
and place themselves opposite to their respective places, in the
order of battle. The color-guard replace the color-rank. The staff
officers place themselves, according to rank, three paces on the
right of the rank of company officers, and one pace from each other;
the music takes post as at parade. The non-commissioned staff take
post one pace from each other, and three paces on the right of the
front rank of the battalion.
352. When the ranks are aligned, the Colonel will command,
FRONT! and place himself eight paces, and the Lieutenant-Colonel and
Major will place themselves two paces, in front of the rank of
company officers, and opposite to their respective places in the
order of battle, all facing to the front.
353. When the reviewing officer presents himself before the
centre, and is fifty or sixty paces distant, the Colonel will face
about, and command, Present-ARMS! and resume his front. The
men present arms, and the officers salute, so as to drop their
swords with the last motion of the firelock. The noncommissioned
staff salute by bringing the sword to a poise, the hilt resting on
the breast, the blade in front of the face, inclining a little
outward. The music will play, and all the drums beat, according to
the rank of the reviewing officer. The colors only salute such
persons as, from their rank and by regulation (see Article XXIX.),
are entitled to that honor. If the reviewing officer be junior in
rank to the commandant of the parade, no compliment will be paid to
him, but he will be received with arms carried, and the officers
will not salute as the column passes in review.
354. The reviewing officer having halted, and acknowledged
the salute of the line by touching or raising his cap or hat, the
Colonel will face about and command, Shoulder-ARMS! when the
men shoulder their pieces; the officers and non-commissioned staff
recover their swords with the last motion, and the Colonel faces to
the front.
355. The reviewing officer will then go toward the right, the
whole remaining perfectly steady, without paying any further
compliment, while he passes along the front of the battalion, and
proceeds round the left 'flank, and along the rear of the
file-closers, to the right. While the reviewing officer is going
round the battalion, the band will play, and will cease when he has
returned to the right flank of the troops.
356. When the reviewing officer turns off, to place himself
by the camp-color in front, the Colonel will face to the line and
command. 1. Close Order. 2. MARCH! At the first command, the
field and company officers will face to the right-about, and at the
second command, all persons, except the Colonel, will resume their
places in the order of battle; the field and staff officers mount.
357. The reviewing officer having taken his position near the
camp color, the Colonel will command, 1. By company, right wheel.
2. Quick-MARCH! 3. Pass in review 4. Column, forward. 5.
Guide right. 6. MARCH! The battalion, in column of companies,
right in front, will then, in common time, and at shouldered arms,
be put in motion; the Colonel four paces in front of the Captain of
the leading company; the Lieutenant Colonel on a line with the
leading company; the Major on a line with the rear company; the
Adjutant on a line with the second company; the Sergeant-Major on a
line with the company next preceding the rear-each six paces from
the flank (left) opposite to the reviewing officer; the staff
officers in one rank, according to the order of precedency, from the
right, four paces in rear of the column; the music, preceded by the
principal musician, six paces before the Colonel; the pioneers,
preceded by a Corporal, four paces before the principal musician;
and the Quartermaster Sergeant two paces from the side opposite to
the guides, and in line with the pioneers.
358. All other officers and non-commissioned officers will
march past in the places prescribed for them in the march of an open
column. The guides and soldiers will keep their heads steady to the
front in passing in review.
359. The color-bearer will remain in the ranks while passing
and saluting.
360. The music will begin to play the command to march, and
after passing the reviewing officer, wheel to the left out of the
column, and take a position opposite and facing him, and will
continue to play until the rear of the column shall have passed him,
when it will cease, and follow in the rear of the battalion, unless
the battalion is to pass in quick time also, in which case it will
keep its position.
361. The officers will salute the reviewing officer when they
arrive within six paces of him, and recover their swords when six
paces past him. All officers, in saluting, will cast their eyes
toward the reviewing officer.
362. The Colonel, when he has saluted at the head of the
battalion. will place himself near the reviewing officer, and will
remain there until the rear has passed, when he will rejoin the
battalion.
363. The colors will salute the reviewing officer, if
entitled to it, when within six paces of him, and be raised when
they have passed by him an equal distance. The drums will beat a
march, or ruffle, according to the rank of the reviewing officer, at
the same time that the colors salute.
364. When the column has passed the reviewing officer, the
Colonel will direct it to the ground it marched from, and command,
Guide left, in time for the guides to cover. The column having
arrived on its ground, the Colonel will command, 1. Column. 2. HALT!
form it in order of battle, and cause the ranks to be opened as in
paragraph 351. The review will terminate by the whole saluting as at
the beginning.
365. If, however, instructions have been previously given to
march the troops past in quick time also, tile Colonel will, instead
of changing the guides, halting the column, and wheeling it into
line, as above directed, give the command, 1. Quick-time. 2. MARCH!
In passing the reviewing officer again, no salute will be offered by
either officers or men. The music will have kept its position
opposite the reviewing officer, and at the last command will
commence playing, and as the column approaches, will place itself in
front of, and march off with the column, and continue to play until
the battalion is halted on its original ground of formation. The
Review will terminate in the same manner as prescribed above.
366. The Colonel will afterward cause the troops to perform
such exercises and maneouvres as the reviewing officer may direct.
367. When two or more battalions are to be reviewed, they
will be formed in parade order, with the proper intervals, and will
also perform the same movements that are laid down for a single
battalion, observing the additional directions that are given for
such movements when applied to the line. The Brigadier-General and
his staff, on foot, will place themselves opposite the centre of the
brigade; the Brigadier-General two paces in front of the rank of
Colonels; his aid two paces on his right, and one retired; and the
other brigade staff officers, those having the rank of field
officers, in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonels and Majors; and those
below that rank, in the rank of company officers.
368. In passing in review, a Major-General will be four paces
in front of the Colonel of the leading battalion of his division;
and the Brigadier General will be on the right of the Colonels of
the leading battalions of their brigades; staff officers on the left
of their Generals.
369. When the line exceeds two battalions, the reviewing
officer may cause them to march past in quick time only. In such
cases the mounted officers only will salute.
370. A number of companies less than a battalion will be
reviewed as a battalion, and a single company as if it were with the
battalion. In the latter case, the company may pass in column of
platoons.
371. If several brigades are to be reviewed together, or in
one line, this further difference will be observed: the reviewing
personage, joined by the General of the division, on the right of
his division, will proceed down the line, parallel to its front, and
when near the Brigadier-Generals respectively, will be saluted by
their brigades in succession. The music of each, after the
prescribed salute, will play while the reviewing person age is in
front, or in rear of it, and only then.
372. In marching in review, with several battalions in common
time, the music of each succeeding battalion will commence to play
when the music of the preceding one has ceased, in order to follow
its battalion. When marching in quick time, the music will begin to
play when the rear company of the preceding battalion has passed the
reviewing officer.
373. The reviewing officer or personage will acknowledge the
salute by raising, or taking off, his cap or hat, when the commander
of the troops salutes him; and also when the colors pass. The
remainder of the time occupied by the passage of the troops he will
be covered.
374. The review of Cavalry and Artillery will be conducted on
similar principles, and according to the systems of instruction for
those Arms of Service.
III.
GUARD-MOUNTING.
375. Camp and garrison guards will be relieved every twenty-four hours. The
guards at outposts will ordinarily be relieved in the same manner,
but this must depend on their distances from camp, or other
circumstances, which may sometimes require their continuing on duty
several days. In such cases, they must be previously warned to
provide themselves accordingly.
376.
At the first call for guard-mounting, the men warned for duty turn
out on their company parades for inspection by the First Sergeants;
and at the second call, repair to the regimental or garrison parade,
conducted by the First Sergeants. Each detachment, as it arrives,
will, under the direction of the Adjutant, take post on the left of
the one that preceded it, in open order, arms shouldered, and
bayonets fixed; the supernumeraries five paces in the rear of the
men of their respective companies; the First Sergeants in rear of
them. The Sergeant-Major will dress the ranks, count the files,
verify the details, and when the guard is formed, report to the
Adjutant, and take post two paces on the left of the front rank.
377.
The Adjutant then commands Front, when the officer of the guard
takes post twelve paces in front of the centre, the Sergeants in one
rank, four paces in the rear of the officers; and the Corporals in
one rank, four paces in the rear of the Sergeants-all facing to the
front. The Adjutant then assigns their places in the guard.
378. The Adjutant will then command,
1.
Officer and non-commissioned officers. 2. About-FACE. 3. Inspect
your guards-MARCH!
The non-commissioned
officers then take their posts. The commander of the guard then
commands,
1.
Order-ARMS. 2. Inspection-ARMS.
and inspects his
guard. When there is no commissioned officer on the guard, the
Adjutant will inspect it. During inspection the band will play
379. The inspection ended, the officer of the guard takes post as though the
guard were a company of a battalion, in open order, under review; at
the same time, also, the officers of the day will take post in front
of the centre of the guard; the old officer of the day three paces
on the right of the new officer of the day, one pace retired.
380. The Adjutant will now command,
1.
Parade-REST! 2. Troop -Beat off!
when the music,
beginning on the right, will beat down the line in front of the
officer of the guard to the left, and back to its place on the
right, where it will cease to play.
381. The Adjutant then commands,
1.
Attention! 2. Shoulder-ARMS! 3. Close order-MARCH
At the word
"close order," the officer will face about; at
"march," resume his post in line. The Adjutant then
commands, Present-ARMS! At which he will face to the new
officer of the day, salute, and report, "Sir, the guard is
formed." The new officer of the day, after acknowledging the
salute, will direct the Adjutant to march the guard in review, or by
flank to its post. But if the Adjutant be senior to the officer of
the day, he will report without saluting with the sword then or when
marching the guard in review.
382. In review, the guard march past the officer of the day, according to
the order of review, conducted by the Adjutant, marching on the left
of the first division; the Sergeant-Major on the left of the last
division.
383. When the column has passed the officer of the day, the officer of the
guard marches it to its post, the Adjutant and Sergeant-Major
retiring. The music, which has wheeled out of the column, and taken
post opposite the officer of the day, will cease, and the old
officer of the day salute, and give the old or standing orders to
the new officer of the day. The supernumeraries, at the same time,
will be marched by the First Sergeants to their respective company
parades, and dismissed.
384. In bad weather, or at night, or after fatiguing marches, the ceremony
of turning off may be dispensed with, but not the inspection.
385. Grand guards, and other brigade guards, are organized and mounted on
the brigade parade by the staff officer of the parade, under the
direction of the field officer of the day of the brigade, according
to the principles here prescribed for the police guard of a
regiment. The detail of each regiment is assembled on the regimental
parade, verified by the Adjutant, and marched to the brigade parade
by the senior officer of the detail. After inspection and review,
the officer of the day directs the several guards to their
respective posts.
386. The officer of the old guard, having his guard paraded, on the approach
of the new guard commands, Present-ARMS!
387. The new guard will march, in quick time, past the old guard, at
shouldered arms, officers saluting, and take post four paces on its
right, where, being aligned with it, its commander will order, Present-ARMS!
The two officers will then approach each other, and salute. They
will then return to their respective guards, and command,
1.
Shoulder-ARMS! 2. Order-ARMS!
388. The officer of the new guard will now direct the detail for the advanced
guard to be formed and marched to its post, the list of the guard
made and divided into three reliefs, experienced soldiers placed
over the arms of the guard and at the remote and responsible posts,
and the young soldiers in posts near the guard for instruction in
their duties, and will himself proceed to take possession of the
guard-house or guard tent, and the articles and prisoners in charge
of the guard. 389. During the time of relieving the sentinels and of
calling in the small posts, the old commander will give to the new
all the information and instructions relating to his post.
390.
The first relief having been designated and ordered two paces to the
front, the Corporal of the new guard will take charge of it, and go
to relieve the sentinels, accompanied by the Corporal of the old
guard, who will take command of the old sentinels, when the whole
are relieved.
391.
If the sentinels are numerous, the Sergeants are to be employed, as
well as the Corporals, in relieving them.
392. The relief, with arms at a support, in two ranks, will march by a
flank, conducted by the Corporal on the side of the leading
front-rank man; and the men will be numbered alternately in the
front and rear rank, the man on the right of the front rank being
No. 1. Should an officer approach, the Corporal will command carry
arms, and resume the support arms when the officer is passed.
393. The sentinels at the guard-house or guard-tent will be the first
relieved and left behind: the others are relieved in succession.
394. When a sentinel sees the relief approaching, he will halt and face to
it, with his arms at a shoulder. At six paces, the Corporal will
command,
1.
Relief. 2. HALT!
when the relief will
halt and carry arms. The Corporal will then add, ('No. 1" or
"No 2," or "No. 3," according to the number of
the post,
Guards.
Arms-PORT!
The two sentinels
will, with arms at port, then approach each other, when the old
sentinel, under the correction of the Corporal, will whisper the
instructions to the new sentinel. This done, the two sentinels will
shoulder arms, and the old sentinel will pass, in quick time, to his
place in rear of the relief. The Corporal will then command,
1.
Support-ARMS! 2. Forward. 3. MARCH!
and the relief
proceeds in the same manner until the whole are relieved.
395. The detachments and sentinels from the old guard having come in, it will
be marched, at shouldered arms, along the front of the new guard, in
quick time, the new guard standing at presented arms; officers
saluting, and the music of both guards beating, except at the
outposts.
396. On arriving at the regimental or garrison parade, the commander of the
old guard will send the detachments composing it, under charge of
the non-commissioned officers, to their respective regiments. Before
the men are dismissed, their pieces will be drawn or discharged at a
target. On rejoining their companions, the chiefs of squads will
examine the arms, &c. of their men, and cause the whole to be
put away in good order.
397. When the old guard has marched off fifty paces, the officer of the New
guard will order his men to stack their arms, or place them in the
arm-racks.
398. The
commander of the guard will then make himself acquainted with all
the instructions for his post, visit the sentinels, and question
them and the non-commissioned officers relative to the instructions
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