The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-07-31
Military Affair.".
HEADQUARTERS MAINE MILITIA. \
ADJ UTANT GENERALS OFFIcE,

HEADQUARTERS MAINE MILITIA
ADJ UTANT GENERALS OFFnE,
AUGUSTA, July rs, 1884.
The following General Orders, decisions and rul-
lngs from Head Quarters OF the Army are published
for the Information of all Concerned. The Maine
militia Will hereafter conform to the same:
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,)
ADJUTANT-GENERAL's OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, June 20, 1884.
General Orders No. "a:
The following modification of the tactics are pub
hshed for the information and government of all
concerned:
quick time will be thirty inches, measured from
heel to heel; the cadence will be at the rate of
ninety steps per minute for common time, and one
hundred and twenty per minute for quick time. A
natural swinging motion of the arms will be per-
mitted when marching.
Ii. The length of the short step aud ba ok step
In common and quick ii will be fifteen inches
Ill The length of the double step will be thirty
nye inches and the cadence will be at the rate Of
one hundred and eighty steps per minute
". When the manual or arms is executed while
marching, each motion of the manual will CORES
pond with the cadence of the step.
V. Paragraphs of the tactics affected by this
order are modified accordingly.
By command of Lieutenant-General Sheridan:
CHAUNoY MoKEEvER
Acting Adjutant General.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE
<,., WASHINGTON, May IA, 1884.
The following decisions, rulings, &C.. have been
made during the month of April, 1854 and are
published to the army for the information of ali
concerned:
TAcTIcs-PARAGRAPH ONE HUNDRED AND
EIGHTY-NINE.
In determining the question as to what guides.
UNDER paragraph lSS, are exempt from the ''carry
arms when marching in common quick time it
is to be noted that both right and left guides of
company.or division not simultaneously charged
with the step and direction of march. These
guides, either right or left, who not so coarged
~ ha 40
tactics, has two meanings. 1t may, mean any SER
geant placed on the tanks of a company in line or
Its front and rear in column of fours, twos or
HES and denominated right or left and leading and
rear guides. (See paragraphs $50, 5l4, 1872, 436,
&c9 In more restricted sense, it may mean that
particular of these sergeants who for the time
being, is charged with the step, &C. In paragraph
l69 1t is used in the general sense in the plural and
In the restricted sense in the singular.-QIetter,
April z, 1884, 1908 A. G. o., 1884.
SENTINEL.
sentinel should salute officers passing within
sauting distance in of his post-Qetter, April
z. 1884, 1857 A. G. o., 1884.)
TACTICS.
1t would be irregular and unauthorized to divide
any part OF the manual of arms into more motions
than are laid down in the tactics-L April 8,
1854, 1851 A. G. o., 1884.
THREE HUNDRED AND sEVENrY-FIvE
OF THE REGULATIONS.
The sentinel on No post having challenged any
person approaching his post at night and received
tne Lepiyt SHOULD command Haiti! and call Cor
poral of the guard, friend,' or "friend with the
according to the answer of the per-
son challenged. The corporal of the guard should
then order the person to advance, receiving the
countersign If the person has it. If the person
be the officer in charge, or any person
entitled to inspect the guard the corporal after
celving the countersgn, should say, "The counter
sign is right, and call, Turn out the guard" an
nouncing the title of the officer challenged.
The guard being paraded, the officer of the guard
VIII say, Advance, officer in charge Tor ''of the
day. adding with the counterslgn" Tor ''parole),
should he deem it necessary.-( Letter, April 10.
"a, 1874 A. G. o., 1SS4)
BY command of Lieutenant-G General Sheridan.
r. G. DRUM, Adjutant General.