. A revised system of cavalry tactics, for the use of the cavalry and mounted infantry, C. S. A. . Change direction by the right (or left)flank. 3. March. Tlie 1st to 2\^o. 455. The colonel of the 2d regiment repeats the brigadiergenerals commands; airits squadrons conform to whatis prescribed for the rear squadrons, No. 455----(the lead-ing squadron preserving distance in the column.) brigade being in general close colnrai?, toform a line of regimental close columns, closed interval,faced to the left or right, the brigadier general com-mands in each regiment—-chang
. A revised system of cavalry tactics, for the use of the cavalry and mounted infantry, C. S. A. . Change direction by the right (or left)flank. 3. March. Tlie 1st to 2\^o. 455. The colonel of the 2d regiment repeats the brigadiergenerals commands; airits squadrons conform to whatis prescribed for the rear squadrons, No. 455----(the lead-ing squadron preserving distance in the column.) brigade being in general close colnrai?, toform a line of regimental close columns, closed interval,faced to the left or right, the brigadier general com-mands in each regiment—-change direction by the right(or left)flcml\ Each regiment conforms to No. 455. A general close column ia formed, faced to a flaijk,from a line of regimental olose columns, on the sameprinciple, and by the sami? commands, it being the re-versal of the above, movements. ARTICLE SECOND. FORMATIONS OF LINE. 585.—The brigade marching ia open column, to form,front into commands: 1. Attention, 2. Left-front (or y^ght-front) into 4ine. 3. March. * Wi ?Jr :f^7<^rM JT d. y F^e^ 1^4 % y y /^ ^ ? ? . \ V ,^ yj< A ^. EVOLUTIONS OF THE LINE. 87 .Tlie leading regiment conforms to No. 4*76. At the 2d coramand, the colonel of the 2d (next) rcgi*ment coniuiands: 2. Cotwnii half left—trot, lie re-peats MAHcii, and add, guid<^ right. The head of the 2dregiment is directed to a point half its depth, and 80paces in rear of the place its right will occupy in the colonel commands, columoi half right. Halfthe coluiim being in the new dii-eclion, the colonel com-mands: 1. Left front into line. 2. March. Tlie leading squadrons conform to No. 476. The cap-tains, who had not changed direction, eontiriiie theircourse, and turning half right, opposite their [daces inline, march forward and furm hftfront into line. If the column be at a halt at the second command,the colonel 2d regiment commands: 2. Forward trot—column half left. To form two lines, the brigad
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