. Rifle and infantry tactics, rev. and improved. htof the eye, as in charge bayonet. Shoulder—Arms. One time and one motion. 309. Spring up the piece with the left hand and place it against the rightshoulder, at the same time bring the right heel by the side of the left, and faceto the front. PART THIRD. 310. When the recruits are well established in the principles and mechan-ism of the step, the position of the body, and the manual of arms, the instructorwill unite eight men, at least, and twelve men, at most, in order to teach themthe principles of alignment, the principles of the touch of e
. Rifle and infantry tactics, rev. and improved. htof the eye, as in charge bayonet. Shoulder—Arms. One time and one motion. 309. Spring up the piece with the left hand and place it against the rightshoulder, at the same time bring the right heel by the side of the left, and faceto the front. PART THIRD. 310. When the recruits are well established in the principles and mechan-ism of the step, the position of the body, and the manual of arms, the instructorwill unite eight men, at least, and twelve men, at most, in order to teach themthe principles of alignment, the principles of the touch of elbows in marchingto the front, the principles of the march by the flank, wheeling from a halt,wheeling in marching, and the change of direction to the side of the guide. Hewill place the squad in one rank elbow to elbow, and number the men fromright to left. Lesson I. Alignments. 311. The instructor will at first teach the recruits to align themselves man byman, in order the better to make them comprehend the principles of alignment; €6 7.,. SCHOOL OF THE SOLDIER PART III. 33 to this end, he will command the two men on the right flank to march twopaces to the front, aud having aligned them, he will caution the remainder ofthe squad to move up, as they may be successively called, each by his number,and align themselves successively on the line of the first two men. 312. Each recruit, as designated by his number, will turn the head and eyesto the right as prescribed in the first lesson of the first part, and will march inquick time tico paces foricard, shortening the last, so as to find himself about sixinches behind the new alignment, which he ought never to pass: he will nextmove up steadily by steps of two or three inches, the hams extended, to theside of the man next to him on the alignment, so that, without deranging thehead, the line of the eyes, or that of the shoulders, he may find himself in theexact line of his neighbor, whose elbow he will lightly touch without ope
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