Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-09
MILITARY EOTES.
The Camp Site-Bia cIlboard Exercises
Points from Army Decisions.

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| No news has been received from the of
ficers who have the location of the CAM
site in charge, and interested parties ar,
getting anxious to have this point settled
The Santa Rosa people have by no mean!
given up the idea of securing the prize, a!
! they have postponed their fair in order no
! to interfere with the time selected for thu
encampment.
| The blackboard exercises have hecom,
so popular, and have been so easy 70 I'm
| derstand, that the officers OF this regiment
have resolved TO meet again At headquar
| tiers next Monday evening for the purpose
| of forming " lines of battle, closing col
! umns. passing obstacles, changing fronts
| ETC., etc.
Captain c. NJ. Caster of Company F
Woodland, was examined last Monday
evening as to his fitness for the position
The Captain evidently has not forgotten hi:
former experience, as he was found pretty
| well up in the duties required of Captain
His commission will be ready in a few
days.
There has been issued from the genera
HEADQUARTERS a circular relating to decisions
promulgated for the use of the United
States army, and which apply also to the
National Guard We give a few of the
most important below, as they may be OF
use TO some of or boys
Position of the First Sergeant.-The general
custom is 10 step two PAGES 10 the front, face &c
the left and give the command Tor dismissal.
Firings. etc.-The carbine as well rife
should be presented at haifcock at inspection
1t seems proper that the piece, after loading
should be raised to the hight OF the chin before
being brought to the safety notch. If firing
Gna1ii-1cr tho command - frinu SlDuld
precede the command !, squad, 2, rise. The
pieces are then brought 20 the safety notch, fol-
lowing the general rule laid down III paragraph
100 Infantry. and J6j, Cavalry Tactics after
which the squad rises and comes to ii carry q.
0. No. 10. a Il. o., OF 1884. LnOdifieS paragraph
%. Infantry Tactics, the modification consisting
simply in substituting for the words . the right
hand at the small OF the 81 OK lend OF flrSt
notion the words haltcock the piece then
carry the right hand 10 the small of the stock"
Obigue FirHEs.- The i0llOwingGTc the proper
commands for the obiique fTInes paragraph
l07, Infantry, ana les Cavalry Tactics. The
pieces being loaded, and the company at a
carry arms, the Captain commands: l. Fire by
company. = Company. 5. Ready. 4. Right Tor
left Oblique. 5. Ain. 6. Fire. T. Load. To
continue the fire, the Captain viii command
!. Company. > Right ,or lett) oblique. ). Aim.
i. Fire ). Load.
Inspection of Arms.-The General oft Army
decided. August , 1881, as follows: After the
piece has been inspected, returned 10 the re-
crGit, and the hammer placed on tie safety
notch, the right hand is not dropped to the side
before lowering the piece with the left hand,
but Is passed at once directly TO rear Of middle
band, and the piece lowered to the ground
Halt Executed flOm Double Time Etc.-Al-
though tactics are silent on this point, the
directions in paragraph 26, Infantry ~ Cavalry
Tactics. apply ing to the halt when marching in
quick time, should be conform ed to as nearly as
practicable III the halt from the march in double
time. The squad can be halted from double
time without first coming 10 q quick time, and
aror, n
draw the skirmish line to the position occupied
by the reserve paragraph SOL, Infantry Tactics;
to form line to the right or left from column OF
platoous marching in double time paragraph
80; depl0ymert of close column, or change
OF front in double tine paragraphs 100 and $50,
etc.). \ squad can mark time marching at
double time, and at short step paragraph s.. In
the latter case the full step would be resumed at
the command J. forward, . march. The short
step can be used i'll double time (see paragraph
81.
The Touch of Elbow in the Wheel-The touch
of elbow il wheeling IS toward the pivot,
whether movable or fixed.
Regimental Order No. ). from headquar-
tiers First Artillery, reads as follows
I. Companies A and 3 are hereby ordered 10
assemble at the Armory, in fatigue uniform for
battalion drill and guard mounting, on Wednes-
day evening. May 18TH, at o clock; and com
panies L and will assemble ut the same place
and hour on Monday evening May 18th II is
be represented, in order that divisions may be
Termed during the drills
IL The field end staff officers, color sergeant,
general guides, band, drum corps and markers
are ordered to be present At the above drills.
III. The color sergeant, general guides and
guides OF companies viii meet at headquarters
on Monday evening, May lith FOR special in
struction; the Examining Board for non-com-
missioned officers on Tuesday evening, Nay
18th.
" Corporal a. ". O'Brien. of Company +, is
detailed as color sergeant Of the regiment
DischIrgcs-ln accordance with Section 1923
of the Codes governing \. q c.. private G. W.
Carey. OF Company Z. is honGrably discharged.
Private Theodor Cohn, Company +, enlisted
March H. 1889; term expired. Private J. c.
Lindsey, Company F, enlisted January :, 1So2;
term expired. Private Joseph Morris. Company
+, enlisted January > 1852; term expired. Pri-
vate J. IL. Perry, Company T, enlisted March y,
1852: term expired. Sergeant Hugo Kuhl, Com
pany \, enlisted February :, 1882; term expired.
In accordance with Section 1929 of the
Codes governing the National Guard, which
provides that when two-tLirds of the mem
bers of a company vote to allow a member
to withdraw from the company, Private &.
W. Carey has been honorably discharged
from Company L, First Artillery. This is
provision Of the law which experience has
proven to have been much needed.