COL. GEORGE WASHINGTON FLOWERS MEMORIAL COLLECTION TRINITY COLLEGE LIBRARY DURHAM, N.C. The Gift n f // • '* . ^C^t^t^Ly m , REGULATIONS FOR THE ,tmn of ilu WtviMmtt states, AND FOR THE QUARTERMASTER'S AND FAY DEPARTMENTS. THE UNIFORM AND DRESS OF As Published by Authority of the Secretary of War. THE ARTICLES OF WAR, As Amended hj Act of Congress. Also, am. the LAWS APPERTAINING TO THE ARMY. It e vise d E d i t i o n NEW-ORLEANS : Bloomfield & Steel, Publishers, 60 Camp-street. 1861. THE ONLY CORRECT EDITION PUBLISHED. Th« edition has been carefully revised and corrected from the "Regulations for tin' Army of the Confederate Slates, and for the Quartermaster' s Department 'and Pay Department," as issued by authority of the Secretary of War. It also contains, all the Laws appertaining to the Army — both Regular and Volunteer. 7^-R REGULATIONS FOR THE ARMY. ARTICLE I. MILITARY DISCIPLINE. 1. .All inferiors are required to obey strictly, and to execute with alacrity and good faith, the lawful or- ders of the superiors appointed over them. 2. .Military authority is to be exercised with firm- ness, but with kindness and justice to inferiors. Pun- ishments shall be strictly conformable to military law. 3.. Superiors of every grade are forbid to injure those under them by tyrannical or capricious conduct, or by abusive language. ARTICLE II. RANK AND COMMAND. 4. .Rank of officers and non-commissioned officers: 1st. General. 9th. Sergeant Major. 2d. Colonel. lOtk. Quartermaster-Sergeant 3d. Lieutenant-Colonel. of a regimlht. 4th. Major. 11th. Ordnance-Sergeant and 5th. Captain. Hospital Steward. 6th. First Lieutenant. 12th. First Sergeant. 7th. Second Lieutenant. 13th. Sergeant. 8th. Cadet. 14th. Corporal. And iii each grade by date of commission or appoint- ment. 5. .When commissions are of the same date, the rank is to be decided, between officers of the same regiment or corps by the order of appointment ; be- tween officers of different regiment or corps : — 1st. by rank in actual service when appointed ; 2d. by A 164485 former rank and service in the army or marine corps; 3d. by lottery among such as have not been in the military service of the Confederate States. In case of equality of rank by virtue of a brevet commission, reference is had. to commissions not brevet. (> . . Officers having brevets, or commissions of a prior date to those of the regiment in which they serve, may take place in courts-martial and on detach- ments, when composed of different corps, according to the ranks given them in their 1) revets, or dates of their former commissions; but in the regiment, troop, or company to which such officers belong, they shall do duty and take rank both in courts-martial and on detachments which shall be composed only of their own corps, according to the commissions by which they are mustered in the said corps. — Slst Art. of War. 7.. If upon marches, guards, or in quarters, differ- ent corps of the army shall happen to join, or do duty together, the officer highest in rank of the line of the army, marine corps, or militia, by commission, there on duty or in quarters, shall command the whole, and give orders for what is needful to the service, unless otherwise specially directed by the President of the Confederate States, according to the nature of the case. — 62d Article of War. S.-An officer, not having orders from competent authority, cannot put himself on duty by virtue of his commission alone. 9. .Officers serving by commission from any state of the Confederacy take rank next after officers of the like grade by commission from the Confederate States. 10.. .Brevet rank takes effect only in the following cases : ] st. by special assignment of the President in commands composed of different corps; 2d. on courts- martial or detachments composed of different corps. Troops are on detachment only when sent out tempo- rarily to perform a special service. 11.. In regularly constituted commands, as garri- sons, posts, departments ; companies, battalions, regi- ments ; corps, brigades, divisions, army corps, or the army itself, brevet rank cannot be exercised except by special assignment. 12. .The officers of Engineers are not to assume nor to be ordered on any duty beyond the line of their immediate profession, except by the special order of the President. 13. .An officer of the Pay or Medical Department cannot exercise command except in his own depart- ment. 14. .Officers of the corps of Engineers or Ordnance, or of the Adjutant-General's, Inspector General's, Quartermaster-General's or Subsistence Department, though eligible to command according to the rank they hold in the army of the Confederate States, and not subject to the orders of a junior officer, shall not assume the command of troops unless put on duty under orders which specially so direct by authority of the President. ARTICLE III. SUCCESSION IN COMMAND OR DUTY. 15.. The functions assigned to anjr officer in these regulations by title of office devolve on the officer acting in his place, except as specially excepted. 16.. An officer who succeeds to any command or duty stands in regard to his duties in the same situa- tion as his predecessor. The officer relieved shall turn over to his successor all orders in force at the time, and all the public property and funds pertaining to his command or duty, and shall receive therefor duplicate receipts, showing the condition of each ar- ticle. 164485 17. .An officer in a temporary command shall not, except in urgent cases, alter or annul the standing orders of the regular or permanent commander with- out authority from the next higher commander. ARTICLE IV. RESIGNATION OF OFFICERS. IS.. No officer will be considered out of service on the tender of his resignation, until it shall have been duly accepted by the proper authority. 19. .Resignations will be forwarded by the com- manding officer to the Adjutant-General of the army for decision at the War Department. 20. .Resignations tendered under charges, when forwarded by any commander, will always be accom- panied by a copy of the charges ; or, in the absence of written charges, by a report of the case, for the information of the Secretary of War. 21. .Before presenting the resignation of any officer, the Adjutant-General will ascertain and report to the War Department, the state of such officer's accounts of money, as well as of public property, for which he may have been responsible. 22. .In time of war, or with an army in the field, resignations shall take effect within thirty clays from the elate of the order of acceptance. 23. .Leaves of absence will not be granted by com- manding officers to officers on tendering their resigna- tion, unless the resignation be unconditional and im- mediate. ARTICLE V. EXCHANGE OR TRANSFER OF OFFICERS. 24. .The transfer of officers from one regiment or corps to another will be made only by the War De- partment, on the mutual application of the parties desiring the exchange. 25.. An officer shall not be transferred from one regiment or corps to another, with prejudice to the rank of any officer of the regiment or corps to which he is transferred. ARTICLE VI. APPOINTMENTS ON THE STAFF. 26.. General Officers appoint their own Aides-de- Camp. 27. .An 'officer of a mounted corps shall not be separated from his regiment^ except for duty con- nected with his particular arm. 28.. The senior Lieutenant present, holding the appointment of Assistant Commissary of Subsistence, is entitled to perform the duties. ARTICLE VII. DISTRIBUTION OF THE TROOPS. 21). .The military geographical departments will be established by the War Department. In time of peace, brigades or divisions will not be formed, nor the stations of the troops changed, without authority from the War Department. ARTICLE VIII. REGIMENTS. 30.. On the organization of a regiment, the com- panies receive a permanent designation by letters be- ginning with A, and the officers are assigned to com- panies ; afterward, company officers succeed to com- panies, as promoted to fill vacancies. Companies take place in the battalion according to the rank of their Captains. 31.. Captains must serve with their companies. Though subject to the temporary details of service, as for courts-martial, military boards, &c, they shall not be detailed for any duty which may separate them for any considerable time from their companies. Al G 32. .The commander of a regiment will appoint the Adjutant from the subalterns of the regiment. He will nominate the regimental quartermaster to the Secretary of War for appointment if approved. He will appoint the non-com missioned staff of the regi- ment ; and, upon the recommendation of the com- pany commanders, the sergeants and corporals of companies. 33 . . In cases of vacancy, and till a decision can be had from regimental head-quarters, the company com- manders may make temporary appointments of non- commissioned officers. 34. .Commanders of regiments are enjoined to avail themselves of every opportunity of instructing both officers and men in the exercise and management of field artillery ; and all commanders ought to encourage useful occupations, and manly exercises, and diversions among their men, and to repress dissipation and im- morality. 35.. It is enjoined upon all officers to be cautious in reproving non-commissioned officers in the presence or hearing of privates, lest their authority be weak- ened ; and non-commissioned officers are not to be sent to the guard-room and mixed with privates during confinement, but be considered as placed in arrest, ex- cept in aggravated cases, where escape may be ap- prehended. 36. .Non-commissioned officers may be reduced to the ranks by the sentence of a court-martial, or by order of the' commander of the regiment on the appli- cation of the company commander. If reduced to the ranks by garrison courts, at posts not the head-quarters of the regiment, the company commander will im- mediately forward a transcript of the order to the regimental com m an der. 37.. Every non-commissioned officer shall be fur- nished with a certificate or warrant of his rank, signed by the colonel and countersigned by the adjutant. Blank warrants, on parchment, are furnished from the Adjutant-General's office. The first, or orderly ser- geant, will be selected by the captain from the ser- geants. 3S. .When it is desired to have bands of music for regiments, there will be allowed for each, sixteen pri- vates to act as musicians, in addition to the chief mu- sicians authorized by law, provided the total number of privates in the regiment, including the band, does not exceed the legal standard. 39.. The musicians of the band will, for the time being, be dropped from the company muster-rolls, but they will be instructed as soldiers, and liable to serve in the ranks on any occasion. They will be mustered in a separate squad under tin 4 chief musician, with the non-commissioned staff, and be included in the a^re- gate of all regimental returns. 40. .When a regiment occupies several stations, the band will be kept at the head-quarters, provided troops (one or more companies) be serving there. The field music belonging to companies not stationed at regi- mental head-quarters will not be separated from their respective companies. 41. .No man, unless he be a carpenter, joiner, car- riage-maker, blacksmith, saddler, or harness-maker, will be mustered as an " artificer." 42. .Every article, excepting arms and accoutre- ments, belonging to the regiment, is to be marked with the number and name of the regiment. 43. .Such articles as belong to companies are to be marked with the letter of the company, and number and name of the regiment ; and such as belong to men, with their individual numbers, and the letter of the company. 44. .The books for each regiment shall be as fol- lows : 1. General Order Book, of three quires of paper, 16 inches by 10J inches, to contain all orders and circulars from general department, division, or brigade head-quarters, with an index. 2. Regimental Order Book, of three quires of paper, 16 inches by 10} inches, to contain regimental orders, with an index. 3. Letter Book, of three quires of paper, 16 inches by 10 J inches, to contain the correspondence of the commanding officer on regimental subjects, with an index. 4. An index of letters required to be kept on file, in the following form : NO. NAME OF WRITER. DATE. SUBJECT. 1 2 3 4 Captain A. li Adj't.-General R. J.. Captain F. G Lieutenant 0. D July 15, 186 Sept. 4, 186 Oct, 11,186 Nov. 2, 186 A ppoint't of non-com. offic'rs Recruiting service. Error in company return. Application for leave. The date of receipt should be endorsed on all letters. They should be- numbered to correspond with the index, and filed in regular order, for easy refer- ence. 5. Descriptive Book, of 5 quires of paper, 10 inches by 10£ inches, to contain a list of the officers of the regiment, with the rank, and dates of appointment and promotions; transfers, leaves of absence, and places and dates of birth. To contain, also, the names of all enlisted soldiers, entered according to priority of enlistments, giving their description, the dates and periods of their enlistment ; and, under the head of remarks, the cause of discharge, character, death, desertion, transfer; in short, everything relat- ing to their military history. This book to be in- dexed. One copy of the monthly returns will be filed. POST BOOKS. 45. .The following books will be kept at each post : 9 A Morning Report Book, a Guard Report Book, an Order Book, a Letter Book, each two quires foolscap ; also, copies of the monthly post returns. ARTICLE IX. COMPANIES. 4G. .The captain will cause the men of the compa- ny to be numbered, in a regular series, including the non-commissioned officers, and divided into four squads, each to be put under the charge of a non- commissioned officer. 47. .Each subaltern officer will be charged with a squad for the supervision of its order and cleanliness; and captains will require their lieutenants to assist them in the performance of all company duties. 48. .As far as practicable, the men of each squad will be quartered together. 49. .The utmost attention will be paid by com- manders of companies i<> the cleanliness of their men, as to their persons, clothing, arms, accoutrements, and equipments, and also as to their quarters or tents. 50. .The name of each soldier will be labelled on his bunk, and his company number will be placed against his arms and accoutrements. 51. .The arms will be placed in the arm-racks, the stoppers in the muzzles, the cocks let down, and the bayonets in their scabbards ; the accoutrements sus- pended over the arms, and the swords hung up by the belts on pegs. 52. .The knapsack of each man will be placed on the lower shelf of his bunk, at its foot, packed with his effects, aud ready to be slung; the great-coat on the same shelf, rolled and strapped : the coat, folded inside out, and placed under the knapsack ; the cap on the second or upper shelf; and the boots well cleaned. 53. .Dirty clothes will be kept in an appropriate 10 part of the knapsack ; no article of any kind to be put under the bedding. 54. .Cooking utensils and table equipage will be cleaned and arranged in closets or recesses ; blacking and brushes out of view ; the fuel in boxes. 5-5. .Ordinarily the cleaning will be on Saturdays. The chiefs of squads will cause bunks and bedding to be overhauled ; floors dry rubbed; tables and benches scoured ; arms cleaned ; accoutrements whitened and polished; and everything put in order. 56. .Where conveniences for bathing are to be had, the men should bathe once a week. The feet to be washed at least twice a week. The hair kept short, and beard neatly trimmed. 57. .Non-commissioned officers, in command of squads, will be held more immediately responsible that their men observe what is prescribed above : that they wash their hands and faces daily ; that they brush or comb their heads; that these who are to go on duty put their anus, accoutrements, dress, &c, in the best order, and that such as have permission to pass the chain of sentinels are in the dress that may be order* d. 58. .Comm/inders of companies and squads will see that the anus and accoutrements in posa ssion of the men are always kept in good order, and that proper care he taken in cleaning them. 59 . .When belts are given to a soldier, the captain will see that they are properly iitted to the body; and it is forbidden to cut any belt without his sanction. GO. .Cartridge hexes and bayonet scabbards will be polished with blacking ; varnish is injurious to the leather, and will not be used. 01.. All arms in the hands of the troops, whether browned or bright, will be kept in the state in which they are issued by the Ordnance Department. Arms will not be taken to pieces without permission of a 11 commissioned officer. Bright barrels will be kept cleao and free from rust without polishing thorn; care should be taken in rubbing not to bruise or to bend i\ir barrel. After firing, wash out the bore; wipe it dry, and then pass a hit of cloth, slightly greased, to the bottom. In these operations, a rod of wood with a loop in one end, is to be used instead of the rammer. The barrel, when not in use, will be closed with a stopper. For exercise, each soldier should keep himself provided with a piece of sole- leather to lit the cup or countersink of the hammer. (For care of arms in service, see Ordnance Manual, page i 85, &c.) 62. .Arms shall not be left loaded in quarters or tents, or when the men are off duty, except by special orders. 63. .Ammunition issued will be inspected fre- quently. Each man will be made to pay lor the rounds expended without orders, or not in the way of duly, or which may be damaged or lost by his neglect. 64. .Ammunition will be frequently exposed to the dry air, or sunned. 65.. Special care shall be taken to ascertain that no ball-cartridges are mixed with the blank cartridges issued to the men. 66 .. .411 knapsacks are to be painted black. Those for the artillery will be marked in the centre of the cover with the number of the regiment only, in figures of one inch and a half in length, of the character called full-face, with yellow paint. Those for the infantiy will be marked in the same way, in white paint. Those for the ordnance will be marked with two can- non, crossing ; the cannon to be seven and a half inches in length, in yellow T paint to resemble those on the cap. The knapsack straps will be black. 67. .The knapsacks will also be marked upon the inner side with the letter of the company and the 12 number of the soldier, on such part as may be readi- ly observed at inspections. 68. .Haversacks will be marked upon the flap with the number and name of the regiment, the letter of the company, and number of the soldier, in black letters and figures. And each soldier must, at all times, be provided with a haversack and canteen, and will exhibit them at all inspections. It will be worn on the left side on marches, guard, and when paraded for detached service — the canteen outside the haver- sack. 69. .The front of the drums will be painted with the arms of the Confederate States, on a blue field for the infantry, and on a red field for the artillery. The letter of the company and number of the regi- ment, under the arms, in a scroll. 70. .Officers at their stations, in camp or in gar- rison, will always wear their proper uniform. 71. .Soldiers will wear the prescribed uniform in camp or garrison, and will not be permitted to keep in their possession any other clothing. When on fa- tigue parties, they will wear the proper fatigue dress. 72.. In camp or barracks, the company officers must visit the kitchen daily and inspect the kettles, and at all times carefully attend to the messing and economy of their respective companies. The com- manding officer of the post or regiment will make fre- quent inspections of the kitchens and messes. 73. .The bread must be thoroughly baked, and not eaten until it is cold. The soup must be boiled at least five hours, and the vegetables always cooked sufficiently to be perfectly soft and digestible. 74 ..Messes will be prepared by privates of squads, including private musicians, each taking his tour. The greatest care w T ill be observed in washing and scour- i ing the cooking utensils ; those made of brass and cop- per should be lined with tin. 13 75. .The messes of prisoners will be sent to them by the cooks. 76. .No persons will be allowed to visit or remain in the kitchens, except such as may come on duty, or be occupied as cooks. 7 7.. Those detailed for duty in the kitchens, will also be required to keep the furniture of the mess- room in order. 78.. On marches and in the field, the only mess furniture of the soldier will be one tin plate, one tin cup, one knife, fork, and spoon, to each man, to be carried by himself on the march. 79. .If a soldier be required to assist his first ser- geant in the writing of the company, to excuse him from a tour of military duty, the captain will prev- iously obtain the sanction of his own commander, if he have one present ; and whether there be a superior present or not, the captain will be responsible that the man so employed does not miss two successive tours of guard-duty by reason of such employment. 80. .Tradesmen may be relieved from ordinary military duty to make, to alter, or to mend soldiers' clothing, &c. Company commanders will fix the rates at which work shall be done, and en use the men, for whose benefit it is done, to pay for it at the next pay day. 81.. Each company officer, serving with his com- pany, may take from it one soldier as waiter, with his consent and the consent of his captain. No other officer shall take a soldier as a waiter. Every soldier so employed shall be so reported and mustered. 82.. Soldiers taken as officers' waiters shall be acquainted with their military duty, and at all times be completely armed and clothed, and in every re- spect equipped according to the rules of the service, and have all their necessaries complete and in good order. They are to fall in with their respective com- B 14 panies at all reviews and inspections, and are liable to such drills as the commanding officer shall judge ne- cessary to lit them for service in the ranks. S3. .Non-commissioned officers will, in no case, be permitted to act as waiters ; nor are they, or private soldiers, not waiters, to be employed in any menial office, or made to perform any service not military, for the private benefit of any officer or mess of officers. COMPANY BOOKS. 84.. The following books are allowed to each company : one descriptive book, one clothing book, one order book, one morning report book, each one quire, sixteen inches by ten. One page of the descrip- tive boek will be appropriated to the list of officers ; two to the non-commissioned officers ; two to the re- gister of men transferred ; four to the register of men discharged ; two to register of deaths ; four to re- gister of deserters — the rest to the company descrip- tion list. LAUNDRESS. S5. .Four women will be allowed to each company as washerwomen, and will receive one ration per day each. 86 . . The price of washing soldiers' clothing, by the month or by the piece, will be determined by the Council of Administration. 87. .Debts due the laundress by soldiers, for wash- ing, will be paid, or collected at the pay-table, under the direction of the Captain. ARTICLE X. TRANSFER OP SOLDIERS. 88. .No non-commissioned officer or soldier will be transferred from one regiment to another without the authority of the commanding General. 89. .The Colonel may, upon the application of the Captains, transfer a non-commissioned officer or soldier u from one company to another of his regiment — with consent of the department commander in case of change of post. 90.. When soldiers are authorized to be transfer- red, the transfer will take place on the first of a month, with a view to the more convenient settlement of their accounts. 91.. In all cases of transfer, a complete descriptive roll will accompany the soldier transferred, which roll will embrace an account of his pay, clothing, and other allowances ; also, all stoppages to be made on account of*the government, and debts due the laun- dress, as well as such other facts as may be necessary to show his character and military history. ARTICLE XL DECEASED OFFICERS. 92. .Whenever an officer dies, or is killed at any military post or station, or in the vicinity of the same, it will be the duty of the commanding officer to report the fact direct to the Adjutant General, with the date, and any other information proper to be communicated. If an officer die at a distance from a military post, any officer having intelligence of the same will in like manner communicate it, specifying the day of his decease ; a duplicate of the report will be sent to De- partment Head-Quarters. 93. .Inventories of the effects of deceased officers, required by the 94th Article of War, will be trans- mitted to the Adjutant-General. 94.. If a legal administrator or family connection be present, and take charge of the effects, it will be so stated to the Adjutant-General. ARTICLE XII. DECEASED SOLDIERS. 95... Inventories of the effects of deceased non- 16 commissioned officers and soldiers, required by the 95th Article of War, will be forwarded to the Adju- tant-General, by the commander of the company to which the deceased belonged, and a duplicate of the same to the Colonel of the regiment. Final state- ments of pay, clothing, &c, will be sent with the inventories. When a soldier dies at a post or station absent from his company, it will be the duty of his immediate commander to furnish the required inven- tory, and, at the same time, to forward to the com- manding officer of the company to which the soldier belonged, a report of his death, specifying the date, place, and cause ; to what time he was last paid, and the money or other effects in his possession at the time of his decease ; which report will be noted on the next muster-roll of the company to which the man belonged. Each inventory will be indorsed, " Inven- tory of the effects of , late of company ( — ^ — regiment of , who died at , the — day of , 1S6 — ." If a legal representative receive the effects, it will be stated in the report. If the soldier leave no effects, the fact will be reported. 90. .Should the effects of a deceased non-commis- sioned officer or soldier not be administered upon within a short period after his decease, they shall be disposed of by a Council of Administration, under the authority of the commanding officer of the post, and the proceeds deposited with the Paymaster, to the credit of the Confederate States, until they shall be claimed by the legal representatives of the deceased. 97. .In" all such cases of sales by the Council of Administration, a statement in detail, or account of the proceeds, duly certified by the Council and com- manding officer, accompanied by the Paymaster's re- ceipt for the proceeds, will be forwarded by the com- manding officer to the Adjutant-General. The state- ment will be indorsed, " Report of the proceeds of 17 the effects of , late of ( — ) regiment of , who died at , the — day of , 186—." ARTICLE XIII. DESERTERS. 98. .If a soldier desert from, or a deserter be re- ceived at, any post other than the station of the com- pany or detachment to which he belonged, he shall be promptly reported by the commanding officer of such post to the commander of his company or de- tachment. The time of desertion, apprehension, and delivery will be stated. If the man be a recruit, un- attached, the required report will be made to the Adjutant-General. When a report is received of the apprehension or surrender of a deserter at any post other than the station of the company or detachment to which he belonged, the commander of such com- pany or detachment shall immediately forward his description and account of clothing to the officer making the report. 99.. A reward of thirty dollars will be paid for the apprehension and delivery of a deserter j;o an offi- cer of the army at the most convenient post or re- cruiting station. Rewards thus paid will be promptly reported by the disbursing officer to the officer com- manding the company in which the deserter is mus- tered, and to the authority competent to order his trial. The reward of thirty dollars will include the remuneration for all expanses incurred for apprehend- ing, securing and delivering a deserter. 100.. When non-commissioned officers or soldiers are sent in pursuit of a deserter, the expenses neces- sarily incurred will be paid whether he be appre- hended or not, and reported as in case of rewards paid. 101.. Deserters shall make good the time lost by b 1 18 desertion, unless discharged by competent authority. 102. .No deserter shall be restored to duty without trial, except by the authority competent to order the trial. 103. .Rewards and expenses paid for apprehending a deserter will be set against his pay, when adjudged by a court-martial, or when he is restored to duty without trial on such condition. 104. .In reckoning the time of service, and the pay and allowances of a deserter, he is to be considered in service when delivered up as a deserter to the proper authority. 10-5.. An apprehended deserter, or one who sur- renders himself, shall receive no pay while waiting trial, and only such clothing as may he actually neces- sary for him. ARTICLE XIV. DISCHARGES. 100. .No enlisted man shall be discharged before the expiration of his term of enlistment without au- thority of the War Department, except by sentence of a general court-martial, or by the commander of the department or of an army in the held, on certifi- cate of disability, or on application of the soldier after twenty years' service. ] 07. .When an enlisted man is to be discharged, his company commander shall furnish him certifi- cates of his account, according to Form 4, Pay De- partment. L08. .Blank discharges on parchment will be fur- nished from the Adjutant-General's office. No dis- charge shall be made in duplicate, nor any certificate given in lieu of a discharge. 100. .The cause of discharge will be stated in the body of the discharge, and the space at foot for cha- racter cut oft*, unless a recommendation is given. 110. .Whenever a non-commissioned officer or sol- dier shall be unfit for military service in consequence of wounds, disease or infirmity, his captain shall for- ward to the commander of the department or of the army in the field, through the commander of the regiment or post, a statement of his case, with a cer- tificate of his disability signed by the senior surgeon of the hospital, regiment, or post, according to the form prescribed in the Medical Regulations. 111.. If the recommendation for the discharge of the invalid be approved, the authority therefor will be indorse! on the " certificate of disability," which will be sent back to be completed and signed by the com- manding officer, who will then send the s.ime to the Adjutant-General's office. i L2. .The date, place, and cause of discharge of a soldier absent from his company will be reported by the commander of the post to his company com- mander. L 13.. Company commanders arc required to keep the blank discharges and certificates carefully in their own custody. ARTICLE XV. TRAVELING OH DUTY. 114. -Whenever an officer travelling under orders arrives at his post, he will submit to the commanding officer a report in writing, of the time occupied in the travel, with a copy of the orders under which the journey was performed, and an explanation of any delay in the execution of the orders ; which report the commanding officer shall transmit, with his opin- ion on it, to Department Head-Quarters. If the offi- cer be superior in rank to the commander, the required report will be made by the senior himself. 115. .Orders detaching an officer for a special duty, imply, unless otherwise stated, that he is thereafter to join his proper station. '20 ARTICLE XVI. LEAVES OF ABSENCE TO OFFICERS. 116. .In no case will leaves of absence be granted, so that a company be left without one of its commis- sioned officers, or that a garrisoned post be left without two commissioned officers and competent medical at- tendance ; nor shall leave of absence be granted to an officer during the season of active operations, except on urgent necessity. 117.. When not otherwise specified, leaves of ab- sence will be considered as commencing on the day that the officer is relieved from duty at his post. He will report himself monthly, giving his address for the next thirty days, to the commander of his post and of his regiment or corps, and to the Adjutant- General ; and in his first report state the day when his leave of absence commenced ; at the expiration of his leave lie will join his station. 118.. In time of peace, commanding officers may grant leaves of absence as follows : the com- mander of a post not to exceed seven days at one time, or in the same month ; the commander of a geographical department not to exceed sixty days ; the general commanding the army not to exceed four months. Applications for leaves of absence for more than four months, or to officers of engineers, ordnance, or of the general staff, or serving on it (aides-de-camp excepted), for more than thirty days, must be referred to the Adjutant-General for the decision of the Secre- tary of War. In giving a permission to apply for the extension of a leave of absence, the term of the ex- tension should be stated. 119. .The immediate commander of the officer ap- plying for leave of absence, and all intermediate com- manders, will indorse their opinion on the application before forwarding it. 120. .The commander of a post may take leave of 21 absence not to exceed seven days at one time, or in the same month, reporting the fact to his next supe- rior. 121.. No leave of absence exceeding seven days, except on extraordinary occasions, when the circum- stances must be particularly stated (and except as provided in the preceding paragraph), shall be granted to ariy officer until he has joined his regiment or corps, and served therewith at least two years. 122.. An application for leave of absence on ac- count of Bickness must be accompanied by a certifi- cate of the senior medical officer present, in the fol- lowing form : , of tli" — regiment of . haying applied for a certificate on which to ground an application for leave of absence, I do hereby certify thai I have carefully « xamined this officer, and find that — [Heretht nature of the disease, wound or disability is to he fully stated, and the period during which the officer hat suffered under its effected And that in consequence thereof, he is, in my opinion, unfit for duty. I further declare my belief that he will not be able to resume his duties in a l«ss period than . [ Hen state candidly and plicitlp the opinion a$ to the period which will probably elapse before the officer xoul be able to resume his duties. When Uu m to i tpect a recovery, or when the prospect of > is distant and un- certain, or when a change of climate is recommended, it must be so stated.] Dated at , this — day of / the Medical Officer. 123. .When an officer is prevented by sickness from joining his station, he will transmit certificates in the above form monthly, to the commanding offi- cer of his post and regiment or corps, and to the Ad- jutant-General : and when he cannot procure the cer- tificates of a medical officer of the army, he will sub- stitute his own certificate on honor to his condition, and a full statement of his case. If the officer's certificate is not satisfactory, and whenever an officer has been absent on account of sickness for one year, he shall be examined by a medical board, and the case specially reported to the President. 124. .In all reports of absence, or applications for leave of absence on account of sickness, the officer 22 shall state how long he has been absent already on that account, and by whose permission. ARTICLE XVII. FURLOUGHS TO ENLISTED MEN. 125. .Furloughs will be granted only by the com- manding officer of the post or the commanding officer of the regiment actually quartered with it. Furloughs may be prohibited at the discretion of the officer in command. 126. .Soldiers on furlough shall not take with them their anus or accoutrements. 4 127 . .Form of furlough : TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. The bearer hereof, , a Sergeant [corporal, or private, as thr casi' may be] of Captain company — regimen! of , aged — years. — feet, — inches high, complexion, eyes, hair, and by profession a ; born in ili<' of- and enlisted at , in tin* of , on the — day of eighteen hundred and , to serve for the period of is hereby permitted :<> L r <> to in the county of . State of he having received a Furlough from the — day of , to the — day of at which period he will rejoin his company or regiment at , or wherever it then may be, or be consi< a aeserter. Subsistence has been furnished t<> said .:■> the — day <>t" , and pay to the — day of . bofcfi inclusive. Given under my hand, at . this — day <>1' , 18 — , SigtuUun of tin officer ( giving the furlough ^ ARTICLE XVIII. COUNCILS OF ADMINISTRATION. 12S. .The commanding officer of every post shall, at least once in every two months, convene a Post Council of Administration^ to consist of the three regi- mental or company officers next in rank to himself; or, it' there be but two, then the too next; if but one, the out next ; and it' there he none other than him- self, then he himself shall act. 129. .The junior member will record the proceed- 23 ingsof the council in a book, and submit the same to the commanding officer. If he disapprove the pro- ceeding, and the Council, after a reconsideration, ad- here to its decision, a copy of the whole shall be sent by the officer commanding to the next higher com- mander, whose decision shall be final, and entered in the Council book, and the whole be published in or- ders for the information and government of all con- cerned. ISO.. The proceedings of Councils of Administra- tion shall be signed by the president and recorder, and the recorder <>f each meeting, after entering the whole proceedings, together with the final order there- on, shall deposit the book with the commanding officer. In like manner, the approval or objections of the offi- cer ordering the Council will ; ed with his own hand. L81..The Post Council shall prescribe the quantity and kind of clothing, small equipments, and soldiers' necessaries, groceries, and all articles which the sut- lers may be required to keep on hand; i ne the sutlers books and papers, and fix the tariff of prices of the said goods or commodities; inspect the sutler's weights and measures ; fix the laundress 1 charges, and make the regulations for the* post school. L 32.. Pursuant to the 30th Article of War, com- manding officers reviewing the proceedings of the Council of Administration will scrutinize the tariff of prices proposed by them, and take care that the stores actually furnished by the sutler correspond to the quality prescribed. POST FUND. 138. .A Post Fund shall be raised at each post by a tax on the sutler, not to exceed 10 cents a month for every officer and soldier of the command, accord- ing to the average in each month, to be ascertained by the Council, and from the saving on the flour ra- 24 tion, ordinarily 33 per cent, by baking the soldiers' bread at a post bakery. Provided, that when want of vegetables or other reasons make it necessary, the commanding officer may order the flour saved, or any part of it, issued to the men, alter paying expenses of baking. 134.. The commanding officer shall designate an officer to be post treasurer, who shall keep the account of the fund, subject to the inspection of the Council and commanding officer, and disburse the fund on the warrants of the commanding officer, drawn in pursu- ance of specific resolves of the Council. 135. /Hie following air the objects of expenditure of the posl fund : 1st., expenses of the bake-house; 2d., expenses of the soldiers 1 children at the post school. L36..0n thelasl day of April, August, and De- cember, and when relieved from tin' duty, the trea- surer shall make out his account with the fund since his last account, andsubmit it. with his vouchers, to the Council of Administration, to be examined by thriii, and recorded in the ( Council book, and then for- warded by the commanding officer i<> Department Head-Quarters. i ;;: . . At each settlement of the treasurer's account, the Council shall dirtribute the uuexpended balance of the post fund to the Beveral companies and other tr«- resorted to, unless under circumstances of an aggravated char- acter. L 56.. In ordinary - d where incoi t<> ill. service would result from it, an officer will not be put in arrest until I irt-martial for his trial convene 1 66. .The arrest of an officer, or confinement of a soldier, will, i tx not ified to his immediat e command 157.. All prisoners under guard, without written charges, will !»«• released by tlie officer of the day .'it guard-mounting, unless orders to atrary l>e given by the commanding offi L68. .On b march, company officers and non-com- missioned officers in arrest will follow in the rear of their respective companies, unless otherwise particu- larly ordered. 159.. Field officers, commissioned and non-com- missioned staff officers, under the same circumstances, will follow in the rear of their respective regiments. 160. .An officer under arrest will not wear a sword, or visit officially his commanding or other superior officer, unless sent for ; and, in case of business, he will make known his object in writing. 2S ARTICLE XXII. HOURS OF SERVICE AND KOLL-CALLS. I6I.-L1 garrison, reveille will be at 5 o'clock in May, June, July and August, at G in March, April, September and October, and at half-past b in Novem- ber, December, January and February ; retreat at sunset; the troop, surgeon's call, signals, for breakfast and dinner at the hours prescribed by the com- manding officer, according to climate and season. In the cavalry, stable-calls immediately after reveille, and an hour and a half before retreat; water-rails nJt the hours directed by tli«' commanding officer. 162,. In camp, the commanding officer prescribes the hours of reveille, reports, roll-calls, guard-mount- ing, meals, Btable-calls, . fatigu< L63.. SIGNALS. 1. To go for fuel — poing stroke and ten-stroh roll* for water — two strokes and a flam* 3. For fatigue party — pioneer's march. 4. Adjutant's call— -first part of the troop. '). YwA Sergeant's call — tune roll and/bur taps. 6. Sergeant's call — Mandthret tape. 7. Corporal's call — one roll B. For the drummers — tht drummer's rail. h"> 1 . .The drummer's call shall be beat by the drums of the police guard five minutes In-fore the time of beating the .stated calls, when the drummers will as- semble before the colors of their respective regi- ments, and as soon as the beat begins on the right, it will he immediately taken up along the line. BOLIH 165. .There shall he daily at least three; stated roll-calls, viz : at reveille, retreat, and tattoo. They will be made on the company parades by the first ser- geants, superintended by a commissioned <>jjic>r ol the company. The Captains will report the absent without leave to the Colonel or commanding officer* L66. .Immediate -eell (after stable- fluty iu tl • • i ry), the or quai ad the round them, will be put in order by the men of the compani* the chiefs of ■qui '< ; by ird or prison* L63 . .The morning n porta ed hr the Captains and Firal , will be handed to the Adjutant before in the morni and will be consolidated by the Adjutant within the next hour, for the information of 1 ; and if the consolidation ia to be sent to ] ity, it will be signed by the O Adjutant, ARTICLE XXm. HOI UD T'.v THE TROO L66 '! ; • /' Ident or I P bee iluted with tlir higheal bonon — all > : ds and colors dropping, officei - and I roops - ilut and trumpets sounding. \w..A General < -chief ia t<> be re- ceived — by cavalry, with sabres presented, trump sounding the march, and all the offi< duting, standards dropping; by infantry, with drui ting th<' march, colors dropping, office rs saluting, :in receive a salute «>f twenty-one L r n' L91..The Pia President is to receive a salute el sei eiiteen gone. L 92.. The Head* of tfu great Executkn Department of tin National Go vernm ent ; the 61 al commanding the army; the Governors of S and Territories, within their respective jurisdictions, fifteen guj L93. .A M ' > ' ral, thirteen lot I'M. .A Brigadier-General, eleven gi I ships of war will he saluted in return for a similar compliment, gun for gun, on notice h. Officially received of Mich intention. It' there lie KV- eral posts in sight, or within six mile- of each other, tin 1 principal only shall rceipn ompliments with ships passing. L96. Ahfi< 'h> Navy will he saluted according to relative rank. 197 . . F e i : " invited to visit a fort or post may be saluted according to their relative rank. 198. .Envoys andMtntsters of the Confederate Si and foreign powers are to be saluted with thirteen guns. ' 33 ral officer will be saluted bui once in and only when n< I his int tioii o individuals are to be fired on tl v. M f honor m ivalry or infantry, or both, Tin of honor for the purpoa ing and escorting pei high rank, civil and mili- The troops for this purpose will b< oldierlj 202. .Ti. j wn up in line, en- tre opposite to the p him th an i eive liim and b ' ' 1 with the qomm rank. When he has taken his p »le will be wheeled Into platoons or compai • be, and take up the march. >ny will be i ■ ing the • .When the position of the I con- siderable distance from the point win 'ted to be received, as, for instance, w ! or wharf int( double lineoi sentinel* will be posted from thai point to th< t, facing inward, and the sentinels will successively salute as he pasi k jo i . .An officer will be appointed to attend him, to bear such communicate ie may have t<» make to the commander of the escort. FUNERAL HONORS. 205. .On the receipt of official intelligence of the death of the President of the Confederate States, at any post or ramp, the commanding officer shall, on the fol- lowing day, cause ;i gun to be fired at every half-hour, beginning at sunrise and ending at sunset. When 34 posts are contiguous, the firing will take place at the post only commanded by the superior officer. 206.. On the day of interment of a General com- manding-in-chief, a gun will be fired at every half-hour, until the procession moves, beginning at sunrise. 207. .The funeral escort of a General commanding- in-chief shall consist of a regiment of infantry, a squad- ron of cavalry, and six pieces of artillery. 208.. That of a Major- General, a regiment of in- fantry, a squadron of cavalry, and four pieces of ar- tillery. 209.. That of a Brigadier- General, a regiment of infantry, one company of cavalry, and two pieces of artillery. 210.. That of a Colonel, a regiment. 311. .Thai of a L>< utenan^Colonel, six companies* 212. .Thai of a Major, four companies. 213. .Thai of a Captain, one company. •J! I. .Thai of a Subaltern, half a company. 2 1 5. .The funeral escori shall always be commanded by an officer of the same rank with the deceased ; or, if none such be present, by one of the next inferior grade. 216. .The funeral escort of a non-commissioned staff officer shall consist of Bixteen rank and file, com- manded by a Sergeant. 217. .Thai of a Sergeant, of fourteen rank and file, commanded bv a Sergeant. 218. .Thai of a Corporal, of twelve rank and file, commanded by a Corporal; and. 219. .That ofa private, of eight rank and file, com- manded by a ( lorporal. 220. .The escort will be funned in two ranks, op- posite t<» the quarters or tent of the dc 1, with shouldered arms and bayonets unfixed; the artillery and cavalry on the right of the infantry. 221 ..On the appearance of the corpse, the officer commanding the escort will command, 35 Pre* IU..ABX8! when the honors duo to the used will be paid by the drums and trumpets. The music will thru play an appropriate air, and the coflin will then be taken to the right, where it will be halted. The commander will next order. 1. Shoulder — Arms! 2. By company {or platoon), left wheel. 3. M kBCH. 1. i£ — Arms ! •">. Column, forward. <>. Guide right. 7. March. The arms will be reversed at the order by bringing the firelock under the left arm, butt to the front, bar- rel downward, left hand sustaining the lock, the right steadying the firelock behind the back : twords are reversed in ;i similar manner under the right arm. 22:i. .The column will be marched in slow time to solemn music, and. on reaching tl e, will take a direction so as thai the guides shall be next to the grave. When the centre of the column is opposite the grave, the commander will order, 1. Column. 2. Halt! 3. Right into line, wheel. \. M mm ii ! The coffin is then brought along the front, to the opposite side of the grave, and the commander then orde 1. Shoulder — Arms! 2. Present — Arms! And, when the coffin reaches the grave, he adds, 1. Shoulder — Arms ! 2. Rest on — Arms ! The rest on arms is done by placing the muzzle on the left foot, both hands on the butt, the head on the hands or bowed, right knee bent. 223.. After the funeral service is performed, and the coffin is lowered into the grave, the commander w T ill order, 1. Attention! 2. Shoulder — Arms! 3. Load at will. 4. Load. When three rounds of small arms will be fired by the escort, taking care to elevate the pieces. 30 224. .This being done, the commander will order, 1. By company (or platoon), right wheel. 2. March! 3. Column, forward. 4. Guide left. 5. Quick — March ! The music will not begin to play until the escort is clear of the inclosure. 225. .When the distance to the place of interment is considerable, the escort may march in common time and in column of route, after leaving the camp or garrison, and till it approaches the burial ground. 226. .The pall-bearers, six in number, will be se- lected from the grade of the deceased, or from the grade or grades next above or below it. 227. .At the funeral of an officer, as many in com- mission of the army, division, brigade, or regiment, according to the rank of the deceased, as cm conve- niently be spared from other duties, will join in pro- cession, in uniform and with side-arms. The funeral of a non-commissioned officer or private will he at- tended, in like manner, by the; non-commissioned officers or privates <>t the regiment or company, ac- cording to the rank of the deceased, with side-arms on] y- 228.. Persons joining in the procession follow the coffin in tin' inverse order of their rank. 229.. The usual badge of military mourning is a piece of black crape around the left arm, above the elbow, and also upon the sword-hilt ; and w r ill be worn when in full or in undress. 230.. As family mourning, crape will be worn by officers (when in uniform) only around the left arm. 231 . .The drums of a funeral escort will be covered with black crape, or thin black serge. 232 . . Funeral honors will be paid to deceased officers without military rank, according to their assimilated grades. 37 ARTICLE XXIV. OT8PBC1 IOHS OF 1 ffE I ROOP8. 233.. The inspection of troops, as a division, regi- ment, or other body composing a garrison or command, not less than a company, will generally be preceded by a review. 234. .There will be certain periodical inspections, to wit : 1. The commanders of regiments and posts will make an inspection of their commands on the last day of every month. 2. Captains will inspect their companies every Sunday morning. No soldier will be excused from Sunday inspection, except the guard, the sick, and the ne- cessary attendants in the hospital. 3. Medical officers having charge of hospitals will also make a thorough inspection of them every Sunday morning. 4. Inspection when troops are mustered for payment. 235. .Besides these inspections, frequent visits will be made by the commanding officer, company and medical officers, during the month, to the men's quar- ters, the hospital, guard-house, &c. FORM OF tNSPECTIOlf. 236. .The present example embraces a battalion of infantry. The inspecting officer and the field and staff officers will be on foot. 237.. The battalion being in the order of battle, the Colonel will cause it to break into open column of companies, right in front. He will next order the ranks to be opened, when the color-rank and color- guard, under the direction of the Adjutant, will take post ten paces in front, and the band ten paces in rear of the column. 238. .The Colonel, seeing the ranks aligned, w T ill command, D 38 1. Officers and Sergeants to t/a front of your companies. 2. March. Tlie officers will form themselves in one rank, eight paces, and the non-commissioned officers in one rank, six paces, in advance, along the whole fronts of their respective companies, from right to left, in the order of seniority; the pioneers and music of each com- pany, in one rank, two paces behind the non-commis- sioned officers. 239.. The Colonel will next command, Fit hi and staff t<> th, front — M \kui ! The commissioned officers thus designated will form themselves in one rank, on a line equal to the front of the column, six paces in front of the colors, from righl t<> left, in the order of seniority; and the non- commissioned stall', in a similar manner, two paces in rear ol the preceding rank. The Colonel, seeing the movement executed, will takt post on the right of the Lieut* nant-< lolonel, and w.'iii the approach of the inspecting officer. But Buch of the field officers as may he superior in rank to the [nspector will not take pott in l'ront of the battalion. 240. .The [nspector will commence in front. After inspecting the dress and L r <-neral appearance of the field and commissioned stall' under arms, the Inspector, accompanied by these officers, will pa^s down the open column, looking at every rank in front and rear. 24-1. .The Colonel will now command, 1. ( inhr a mis. '2. REST! When the [nspector will proceed to make a minute inspection of the Bevera] ranks or divisions, in succes- sion, commencing in front. 242.. As the Inspector approaches the non-com- missioned staff, color-rank, the color-guard, and the band, the Adjutant will give the necessary orders for the inspection ol arms, boxes, and knapsacks. The colors will be planted firm in the ground, to enable tli*' color-bearen display the conto : their kna . The non-commissioned stair may be dia- mi* ■!! as ii d; l>ut the color-rank and color guard will remain until the colon are to \n corted to the place from which they were taken. 13.. A* I • 1 ipecl approaches the ipanies, the Captains will command, I. Attention, 2, Company, 3, Inspection — Air The inspecting officer will then go through tin 1 whole company, and minutely inspect the ar coutre- menta, and d i r, Aftei I his is d the i laptain will command, Open — Boxi & When the ammunition and the boxes will be amined. 244. .The Captain will then command, i. Shoulder — Anns! 7. March! 2. Close order* F ml rank — \ OUT — 3. M kECH ! Pai 4. Order — Arms! 9. Unsling — Knapsacks, ,->. Stack — Arms! 10. Open — Knap 6. To the rear, open order* 245.. The Sergeants will face inward at the 2d command, and close upon the centre at the 3d, and stack their arms a; the 6th command; at the 6th command they face outward, and resume their posi- tions at the 7th. When the ranks are closed, pre- paratory to take arms, the Sergeants will also close upon the centre, and at the word, take their arms and resume their places. 246.. The knapsacks will be placed at the feet of the men, the flaps from them, with the great-coats on the flaps, and the knapsacks leaning on the great- coats. In this position the Inspector will examine their contents, or so many of them as he may think 40 necessary, commencing with the non-commissioned officers, the men standing at attention. 247.. When the Inspector has passed through the company, the Captain will command, lie [xich- — Knapsacks; when each soldier will repack and buckle up his knapsack, leaving it on the ground, the number up- wind, turned from him, and thru stand al rest. 248. .The ( laptain will then command, 1. Attention. 2. Company, 3. Sling — Knapsacks, At the word sling, each soldier will take his knap- saek, holding it by the inner straps, and stand rivet ; at the lasl word he will replace it on his hack. The ( Japtain will continue, 4. Front rank — About — v . Shoulder — Arms! Face! ■ '• Officers ami Sergeants, 5. ( 'lose order, to your /><>*(*. 6. March! k>. March ! 7. Take— Arms! and will cause the company to file off to their tents or quarters, except the company that i> t<» re-escorl the colors, which will await tin- further orders of the Colon* 1. 249. .In ;m extensive column, some of the rear- most companies may. alter the inspection of d and general appearance, be permitted t<» stack arms until just befon the [nspector approaches them, when they will be directed tq take arms and resume their position. 250. .The inspection <»1 tin- troops being ended, the field and stall" will ne\ ipanv the [nspector to the hospital, magazine, arsenal, quart tier's -Imp, guard-house and such other places a- he may think proper t»» inspect The Captains and Bubalterm repair to their companies and sections to await the Inspector. 41 51.. The hospital being at all times an object of particular into it will be critically and minutely inspected. .Tin' men will be formed in the company quarters in fn their respective bonks, and on the entrance of the Inspector the word Attention! will be given by the senior non-commissioned officer present, when the whole will salute with the hand, without uncovering. 263. .The [nspector, attended by the company of- ficers will examine the general arrangement of the interior of tlje quarters, the hunk-, bedding, cooking and table utensils, and such other object may present themselves; and afterward the exterior. 254.. The Adjutant will exhibit to the inspector the regimental hooks and papers, including those re- lating to the transactions of the Council of Adminis- tration. The company bo - will also be exhibited, the whole together, illyat the Ad- jutant's office, and in the presence oi the officers not otherwise particularly engaged. 265. .The [nspector will examine critically the books and accounts of the administrative and disburs- ing officer! of the 4 command, and the money and pro- perty in their keeping* 256. .The inspection of cavalry and Artillery will conform to the principles laid down in the foregoing paragraphs, regard being had to the system of instruc- tion for those aims of service n spectively. ARTICLE XXV. KUSTEBS. 257.. Musters will be made hy an Inspector- General, if present, otherwise by an officer specially designated by the commander of the army, Division, or Department ; and in absence of either an Inspector- Dl 42 General or officer specially designated, the muster will be made by the commander of the post. 258 ..When one inspecting officer can not muster all the troops himself on the day specified, the com- manding officer will designate such other competent officers as may be necessary, to assist him. 259. .All stated musters of the troops shall be pre- ceded by a minute and careful inspection in the pre- scribed mode ; and if the command be more than a company, by a review, before inspection. 2G0..The mustering officer having inspected the companies in succession, beginning on the right, re- turns to the first company to muster it. The com- pany being at ordered arms, with open ranks, as when inspected, the Captain will, as the mustering officer approaches, command, 1. Attention* 2, Company, :>. Shoulder — Arms! 4. Support — Arms! The mustering officer will then call over the names on the roll, and each man as his name 1 is called, will distinctly answer, Here! and bring his piece to a carry and to an ordt r. 261. .After each company is mustered, the Captain will older it to be marched to the company parade, and there dismissed to quarters to await the Inspec- tor's visit. 262. .After mustering the companies, the muster- ing officer, attended by the company commanders, will visit the guard and hospital, to verify the pre- sence of the men reported there. 263.. The muster and pay rolls will be made on the printed forms furnished from the Adjutant-Gene- ral's office, and according to the directions given on them. On the muster-rolls, companies are desig- nated by the name of the Captain, whether present or absent. The pay-roll is left blank, to be filled by the Paymaster. 43 264. .One copy of each muster-roll will be trans- mitted by the mustering officer to the Adjutant-Gene- ral's office in the War Department within three days after the muster. ARTICLE XXVI. FORMS OF r.\ B A D t: . 26-5.. 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 the rear of the left heel, the left knee slightly bent, the body upright upon the right leg; the mus- ket 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 "ATTEN- TION ! " 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 the soldier, to be executed with great briskness and spirit. 266. .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. 267. .There shall be daily one dress parade, at troop or retreat, as the commanding officer may direct. 26S. .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 in- spection by its own officers. 269. .Ten minutes after that signal, the Adjutant's 44 call will be given, when the Captains will march their companies (the band playing) to the regimental pa- rade, 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 com- mand, " 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 suh> able distance in front, opposite the centre, facing the line. 270. .When the companies have ordered arms, the Adjutant will order the music to beat off, when it will commence on the right, beat in front of the line to the left, and back to its place on the right. 271 . .When the music has ceased, the Adjutant will step two paces to the front, face to the left, and com- mand, 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 ac- cording to the system laid down in the Infantry Tac- tics, the commissioned officers marching to the front, the company officers four paces, the field officers six paces, opposite to their position 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, 45 Present. — Arms ! when arms will be presented, officers saluting. 272.. Seeing this executed, he will face about to the commanding officer, salute, and report, " Sir, the parade is formed." The Adjutant will then, on inti- mation to that effect, take his station three paces on the left of the commanding officer, one pace retired, passing round his rear. 273. . The commanding officer, bavins 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, con- cluding with Order — Arms ! then return his sword, and direct the Adjutant to receive the reports. 274 . . The Adjutant will now pass round the right of the commanding officer, advance upon the line, halt midway between him and the line of com- pany officers, and command, 1. First Se?geanfs,to the front and centre. 2. March ! At the first command, they will shoulder arms as Ser- geants, march two paces to the front, and face inward. At the second command, they will march to the cen- tre, 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. 275. .The Adjutant again commands, 1. First Sergeants, outward — Face ! 2. To your posts — March ! 46 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 Adju- tant will face about, and announce, Attention to Orders. He will then read the orders. 276.. 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 in- ward, and close on the Adjutant, he having taken po- sition in their line, the field- officers on the flanks. The Adjutant commands, 1. Front — Face ! 2. Forward — Maech ! 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 Ser- geants 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. 277. .All field and company officers and men will be present at dress parades, unless especially excused, or on some duty incompatible with such attendance. 278.. A dress parade once a day will not be dis- pensed with, except on extraordinary and urgent occasions. 47 II. REVIEW OF A BATTALION OF INFANTRY. 279. .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 forma- tions are relative. 280.. 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 lour paces from the camp-color, where it is supposed the reviewing officer places him- self to receive the salute. 281.. The battalion being formed in the order of battle, at shouldered arms, the colonel will command, 1. Battalion, j)rej)are for review! 2. To the rear, ojicn order. 3. March ! At the word March, the field and staff officers dis- mount; 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, accord- ing 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. 282. .When the ranks are aligned, the Colonel will command, Front ! and place himself eight paces, and the Lieutenant-Col- onel and Major will place themselves two paces, in 4S front of the rank of company officers, and opposite to their respective places in the order of battle, all facing to the front. 283.. 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 fhe firelock. The non-commissioned 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 per- sons as, from their rank, and by regulation (see Article XXIII,) 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. 234... 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. 2S5. .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. 49 286. .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 com- mand, all persons, except the Colonel, will resume their places in the order of battle ; the field and staff officers mount. 287. .The reviewing officer having taken his po- sition near the camp-color, the Colonel will com- mand — 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 aline 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, ac- cording 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 Colo- nel ; the pioneers, preceded by a Corporal, four paces before the principal musician ; and the Q.uartermaster- Sergeant two paces from the side opposite to the guides, and in line with the pioneers. 2SS. .All other officers and non-commissioned of- ficers 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. E 50 289.. The color-hearer will remain in the ranks while passing and saluting. 290. .The music will begin to play at the com- mand to march, and after passing the reviewing officer, wheel to the left out of the column, and take a posi- tion 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 quiclc time also, in which case it will keep its position. 291. .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 towards the reviewing officer. 292.. 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. 293. .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, ac- cording to the rank of the reviewing officer, at the same time that the colors salute. 294. .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 2S1. The review will ter- minate by the whole saluting as at the beginning. 295. .If, however, instructions have been previous- 51 ly given to march the troops past in quick time also, the Colonel will, instead of changing the guides halt the column, and wheeling it into line, as above directed, give the command, 1. Quicklime 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. 296.. The Colonel will after waid cause the troops to perform such exercises and maneuvres as the re- viewing officer may direct. 297. .When two or more battalions are to be re- viewed, 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 Bri- gadier-General two paces in front of the rank of Colo- nels, 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-Colo- nels and Majors; and those below that rank, in the rank of company officers. 298.. 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. 52 299.. 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. 300. .A number of companies less than a battalion will be reviewed as a battalion, and a single com- pany as if it were with the battalion. In the latter case the company may pass in. column of platoons. 301. .If several brigades are to be reviewed toge- ther, 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 personage is in front, or in rear of it, and only then. 302. .In marching in review, with several battali- ons 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. 303.. The reviewing officer or personage will ac- knowledge 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. 304.. 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. 305 . . Camp and garrison guards will be relieved 53 every twenty-four hours. The guards at out-posts 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 ac- cordingly. 306. .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 se- cond 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 the 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. 307.. .The Adjutant then commands Frojit, 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. 30S. .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. InsjKction — Arms! and inspects his guard. When there is no commis- sioned officer «5 hD 3 02 b 3 £ O bO <3 ££ o * 5 a I - cu be v u o Sj bo LIST OF THE GUARD. Reliefs, and when posted. 1st. Relief. From — to — and — to — No 1 2 3 Name CD. E. F. G.H. Co. A B C Rt. 1st 4 th 6th. 2d Relief. From — to — and — to — Name Co. I. J. K. L. M. N, Rt, 3d. 2d. 5th 3d. Relief. From — to — and — to — Name Co G Rt. 8th 0. p. Q. E. H 9th s. T. I 10th Sergeant W. V., Co. A, 1st Artillery. Corporal W. X., Co. B, 1st. Infantry. Corporal Y. Z., Co. C, 3d Infantry. Where posted. Guard House Magazine. Quar'mr store Serg't Guard Corp'l " Remarks LIST OF PRISONERS. No. Nam s a. S o O g| 'be Cor When. fined. By Whom. iCharges Sentences Remarks. 1 2 3 4 5 i - A. B. C, Lieut. — Reg't. Commanding the Guard. F 62 he will reply, " Halt friends ! Advance one, with the countersign ! " If answered — " Relief" " Patrol" or "Grand rounds" he will reply — "Halt! Advance, Sergeant, (or Corporal) with the countersign!" and satisfy himself that the party is what it represents itself to be. If he have no authority to pass persons with the countersign, if the wrong countersign be given, or if the person have not the countersign, he will cause them to stand, and call " Corf oral of tfye Guard!" 356. .In the daytime, when the sentinel before the guard sees the officer of the day approach, he will call — " Turn out the guard! Officer of the day" The guard will be paraded, and salute with presented arms. 357.. When any person approaches a post ot the guard at night, the sentinel before the post, after challenging, causes him to halt until examined by a non-commissioned officer of the guard. If it be the officer of the day, or any other officer entitled to in- spect the guard and to make the rounds, the non-com- missioned officer will call — " Turn out the guard ! " when the guard will be paraded at shouldered arms, and the officer of the guard, if he thinks necessary, may demand the countersign and parole. 35S. .The officer of the day, wishing to make the rounds, will take an escort of a non-commissioned of- ficer and two men. When the rounds are challenged by a sentinel, the Sergeant will answer — " Grand rounds ! " and the sentinel will reply — " Halt, grand rounds ! Advance, Sergeant, with the countersign ! " Upon which the Sergeant advances and gives the countersign. The sentinel will then cry — " Advance rounds ! " and stand at a shoulder till they have passed. 359. .When the sentinel before the guard challen- ges, and is answered — " Grand rounds," he will re- 63 ply — "Halt, grand rounds! Turn out the guard; grand, rounds /" Upon which the guard will be drawn up at shouldered arms. The officer command- ing the guard will then order a Sergeant and two men to advance ; when within ten paces, the Sergeant challenges. The Sergeant of the grand rounds an- swers — " Grand rounds?* The Sergeant of the guard replies — "Advance, Sergeant, with the counter- sign /" The Sergeant of the rounds advances alone, gives the countersign, and returns to his round. The Sergeant of the guard calls to his officer — " The coun- tersign is right /" on which the officer of the guard calls — " Advance, rounds /" The officer of the rounds then advances alone, the guard standing at shouldered arms. The officer of the rounds passes along the front of the guard to the officer, who keeps his post on the right, and gives him the parole. He then ex- amines the guard, orders back his escort, and taking a new one, proceeds in the same manner to other guards. 360. .All material instructions given to a sentinel on post, by persons entitled to make grand rounds, ought to be promptly notified to the commander of the guard. 361 ..Any general officer, or the commander of a post or garrison, may visit the guards of his command, and go the grand rounds, and be received in the same manner as prescribed for the officer of the day. ARTICLE XXVIII. ORDERS AND CORRESPONDENCE. 362 -.The orders of commanders of armies, divi- sions, brigades, regiments, are denominated orders of such army, division, &c, and are either general or special. Orders are numbered, general and special, in separate series, each beginning with the year. 363.. General orders announce the time and place 64 of issues and payments, hours for roll-calls and duties; the number and kind of orderlies, and the time when they shall be relieved ; police regulations, and the prohibitions required by circumstances and localities ; returns to be made, and their forms ; laws and regu- lations for the army ; promotions and appointments ; eulogies or censures to corps or individuals, and gene- rally, whatever it may be important to make known to the whole command. 364. .Special orders are such as do not concern the troops generally, and need not be published to the whole command ; such as relate to the march of some particular corps, the establishment of some post, the detaching of individuals, the granting requests, &c, &c. 365.. A general order, and an important special order, must be read and approved by the officer whose order it is, before it is issued by the staff officer. 366. .An order will state at the head the source, place and date, and at the foot, the name of the com- mander who gives is ; as for example : Head- Quarters of the First Brigade, Second Division, Cam]) at ■ 1st June, 186 General Orders, > No. 5 By command of Brigadier-General A. B. C. D., Assistant Adjutant General. 367. . Orders may "be put in the form of letters, but generally in the strict military form, through the- office of the Adjutant or Adjutant-General of the command. 368. .Orders are transmitted through all the inter- mediate commanders in the order of rank. "When an intermediate commander is omitted, the officer who gives the order shall inform him, and he who receives, it shall report it to his immediate superior. 369.. Orders for any body of troops will be ad- 65 dressed to the commander, and will be opened and executed by the commander present, and published or distributed by him when necessary ; printed orders, however, are generally distributed direct to posts from the head-quarters where issued. 370. .Orders assigning the stations of officers of engineers, ordnance, and of the staff departments, ex- cept as provided in the regulations for troops in the campaign, will be given by the Secretary of War, through the Adjutant-General's office, or by command- ers of geographical departments, under the special authority of the War Department. The commander of a department, who, in consequence of the move- ment of troops or other necessity of the service, re- moves an officer from the station assigned to him by the Secretary of War, shall promptly report the case to the Adjutant-General. 371. .A file of the printed orders will be kept with the head-quarters of each regiment, with each com- pany, and at each military post, and will be regularly turned over by the commander, when relieved, to his successor. 372 . . If general orders are not received in regular succession, commanding officers will report the miss- ing numbers to the proper head-quarters. 373. .The orderly hours being fixed at each head- quarters, the staff officers and chiefs of the special services either attend in person, or send their assist- ants to obtain the orders of the day ; and the First Sergeants of companies repair for that purpose to the regimental or garrison head-quarters. 374. .During marches and active operations, and when the regular orderly hours cannot be observed, all orders will be either sent direct to the troops, or the respective commanders of regiment or corps will be informed when to send to head-quarters for them. Under the same circumstances, orders will be read to Fl 66 the troops during a halt, without waiting for the reg- ular parades. 37-3. .Orders to any officer to make a tour of travel on duty, as for the inspection or payment of troops,