Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-02-08
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Meaning Of War items and Phrase.
The editor. Of the United Servic
Gazette, in, lecture delivered las
week at Manchester, exp1ained tha
In "lortreas'" was like 4 Star. a bas
! tion had three faces, and was con
nected with another, and another
each at three hundred and fifty yard
distance, until a pen.agon was formed
Of FIVE; and it was called the sys
tenn Of reciprocal Defence as on,
bastion in the pentagon defended th'
other. They were surrounded by I
ditch and wall, and then in front o
the walls we're ..lunetts' filled witt
| men, and having guns outside. Tht
parallels we're lines Of earth, thrcwl
up opposite the enemy's work zig.
.,,J co nc not IA he expoSed tO
rHs' @ nnu s Ios snenvl fins
.a.;s. 'ne a,,sS. .to adsanca sc thas he.
siegers. The first works., usually
,,s 20 aIs a. uv ,sta ".r '",r nsr.llel: mar and 4
W." ~n'.n a..'S ,"S !. not of ths nroner sort.
tue eaisa. h;aas = ~, fb.ssst. = t pf earthl 10
: "e dansh usu socss os .wsnsv feet and ten feet
nI uep.a LII :. ss.I;., Z .ha .srth strono:
h's',, Z, 'nuo s,a:as aaA.s ~ ,,n !. h.nonatte
a''u s.'s s s0,u "s -. aarth worL q f;ra at
~ 'ns sop : J" . ii al tbsa rms down again. 1i
Inc enemy o.as' ,aan s rra enemv,s f;rs
anu y p'vsss III .a.Ls nalv strencth.
on sum e''sA "''N' IN
e"' .. ,a : '.t;.,. unon e var s,s matters a Fl in
u.a.oSoia a haiiI' words contains the fol.
, i.OaoenO.a Saf.,, ~ i. nst;ons. aPopu.
lowing use'ol sApa = sa;a - consist
'a.iy, ooo 'e. h.'. = - nrsssnt the 40,
:. .'.., wv 0,oon..b n, &C an infantry repi-
'ual e.'eus'u = t'...,;an Is &c Isa7 men of
lnsus a' p@ nsa'.h;rd of.th;s number.
a'i lanks' @ Dus :n fo.oh Comma nv
or 'our cou,pan's' &c . '. contain > snb.
s. Oelng 'oI'pos;aU s;aonts cornorals. 95
al.erns, = e ss'Jeaa''; ~" aonot a. reserve
pIsa'es, ,o.a, 'n;,a '',I shs s atber a;cht. a.
at nome; Ml.1s coz '"o a.o s,s tSa ser.
mourning ~ %. [ assy., .hro.a.,. A
wee company om a,.~ u1', ..,mhsrs. .a7I
Iesimen' o. ae1 .a'In h.,..s = the ..ara.
norses' Or %. ',u nv''s - 1os IN the
goons, anu a' 1,1I. W,n.. - c.,lsd' ! a.
.e Ias' 'ne'ss. ,"s - force Of from.
VISION aon ea =. sa sa an0 al' men = Is command
g o;ooO ',aoo,.l - nJ',UJ and made no Of tve Of
o. ge!eIaa,, G a. aDs - s tSrss ~ .four reei-,
'nIes os.ss0eS - So - ;nc.nt,v - % two q three
lnen,s '' s.ssar;a. ss. = &C CIV nieces each, and
on uas.G.,e, 'S'.;nn .e E. csvalrv. ava ! In reckon
!. p1vpU..,oa nnn,hsr ~ ;t IS customary, to
aa,,,.,Ia ror cont sick or disabled;
~ usutO, .sD. e. s,d r, rea;msuts. of say eight
: 80 - .ass ! ssa I've ss.h ya,,,d represent three
nunuieu 0eoa' ''Lsdraa fgbt;no men
'nousanu easa,.' !: SIX .ha asa sasd A division IN
ac'ually az - er..,s';.. INC u nosted b I two
,;n.s' S'e ,1v 'o,e : rear Of ne other, xith
anss, .a vus -. - hss;,a .Jaa and ressrye Of
the oavaIry ~ 1sa,.0' ana' :. rs two reo;meptS
Two guns .saa anu QUO ~ ~ - i" kent sfFesb ii
.n Ds.,'au ~ sussS' aaad s Some idea of the ex.
ease :. Oe : ns.u. ,;s., msy 10. gathered from,
zen. u = -. ars -. - yso;3nent of 500
these numosis." Usn IDS ! division Of
s.re.ches ssNsa Se;caas. aaS 7s5 wards. allowing
three : or'gSuss'. .,: .nd : reriimeni
tor spaces spaces, Oe.nesu, aSo v.rds' J The guns.
.. o.. astaG cassaly II fS 'front.' o. st ths tanks,
are s pOs1eo a y e ,f0u tSs Il line: tie right
flank and wing being at your rgn. e
hand as your face the enemy, ,.n sne
left at your left hand. ueoeLs'
the artillery have the honor tQ 49,