Infantry tactics, or, Rules for the exercise and manoeuvres of the Confederate States Infantry in the evolutions of the line . t on the left division,and the left battalions will execute the movementas is indicated fur ploying to the rear, on the rightdivision ; if the left is to be in front, the move-ment will be executed inversely. 1084. If the line be in march, to ploy it inrear of the first division, the General will com-mand : 1. Clo&t column, hy division. 2. On the first di-vision, first battcdion. 1085. This having been promptly repeated,the colonels will add: Battalion, hj the ricjhtfl
Infantry tactics, or, Rules for the exercise and manoeuvres of the Confederate States Infantry in the evolutions of the line . t on the left division,and the left battalions will execute the movementas is indicated fur ploying to the rear, on the rightdivision ; if the left is to be in front, the move-ment will be executed inversely. 1084. If the line be in march, to ploy it inrear of the first division, the General will com-mand : 1. Clo&t column, hy division. 2. On the first di-vision, first battcdion. 1085. This having been promptly repeated,the colonels will add: Battalion, hj the ricjhtflanJi^ 1086. At this command each chief of divisionwill move rapidly before the centre of his divi-sion and caution it to face to the right: the chiefof the first division, first battalion, will caution itto to march to the front. 1087. The General will then command: 3. DouUe-quich—March. 1088. At this briskly repeated, the movementwill be executed by the designated battalion, ajBprescribed, No. 151 and following; out in theothers all the divisions will face, and the first di- OFTHE LINF. /^/ L. BYOLUTIONS 07 THE LINE. 23 visions will mark time, by the command of theirdiiefs, until their battalions are massed, when^they will take their places in the general columnas prescribed, No. 1072. As soon as the leftguides of each battalion are up with the leftguides of the directing battalion, each colonelwill command : 1. Battalion^ hj the left flank—qulch time—March. 2. Guide left. 1089. In the several ployments, the Generalwill take, in preference, as the dircctin,^ division,that of the right or left of the battalions^ onwhich the movement is to be executed. PART THIRD. Article march in column at fall dUiaiicc. 1090. Tho General, \7ishing to put the columnin march, ^ill indicate to the colonel of the lead-ing battalion the direction to be taken by theheadmo;^t guide, and the colonel will iiiiniediate-ly prescribe to this guide the means to be em-ployed
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