The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-15

original advanced alignment could have bsss sxs
cuied with alscty and sth Ices dressing and hss
divisions while In motion could not have been reformed
better by the veterans OF any service The changing Of
marching direction the wheengs seemed rather CON-
pllcaed and might have been moro systematically exc
cued Wheeling on fixed pivot gives the platoon or
company better opportunity 10 correct any mistake
that may anse from the neglect OF the men 10 feel
towards the centre pivot But whom a command
undertakes to wheel on movable pivot there IL con-
siderable difference between two motious Looking
and feeling towards the marching naak prescnis less
objectionable feature 10 the private, and his actions aud
steps ara more rree aud martial Forming and re
ducing that generally call forth the
applause OF nartineis when such attenyey studied
and carefully executed In the present the confu
sion arising from the inward facings Of the Second and
Third divisions companies this nstancs was caused
by the inauoble and surrng tone Of command Of the
division commandments repetition OF the same move
mont was vast Improvement the FIRST effort March
Ing In columns Of four comrades In bstte requires very
little comment here, excepting in two instances,
where the men lost distance In hatng and endeavorng
10 recover after the expiration Of the proper time
crnIng the movement In concentrating by comps-
MES, movement that answers many purposes in often.
sive and defensive evoluons. great caro- In necessary
that tue original Arguments should be observed and ~
little unnecessary ground lost In carrying out import
ant change possible Closing column on Fourth
company, and vice vusa unmassing the battalion. was
spienddly illustrated Marching In line of battle, both
Dy the front and roar ranks was also executed very
lance was not we'll observed Upon the whole tho drill
Of the officers Of the First brigade Tuesday evening
was very Instructive. Tho rank and flo can boat Of
having many we'll scho0led officers in their Uds-
ARTILLERY Drill.
On Tuesday evening last battery B, First artillery,
Captain Ksm, assembled n their Armory corner Elm
and White streets for d In the school Of the piece
and battery. Some seventy-nvs report ed,
each one looking happy and uncencerned as Mother
Hubbard and her cat But how quick the meamorpho-e
when the command In position III given All tho fre
and enthusiasm Of actual conflict TO possess each
private as he imagnes tho smell oil gunp0wder SIX
pieces or three sections were represented Each man
secned to understand his duty perfectly Forming by
battery half battery, by section and by piece, all
very we'll executed. Here and there some nattentive
hivh private pleb., created stampede among Others
while two or three spongemen and wheeImcn seemed
rather behind their work. Numbering and lifnbsring
right hand up TO tho rear were splendldy executed
Advancing battery and retroatng by right and loft and
changing base OF alignment were somewhat complicated
and imperfecy done. but In firing by whole battery
on the alignment tho rcctify former
errors Masking and unmaskng battery and advancing
BY sections aud by half battery deserve special COM
mendato Our regulars would he somewhat puzzled
70 excel this command While this drill going
some new recruits being exercised In the nomen
cature Of the piece II battery d Ia sample OF what
this whole First artillery Is composed Of the First
Division National Guard need have fears OF the
suit Of contest on . neld with such an efficient
auxiliary.