The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-20

first sergeant will take post ON the flank of
/ the Leading subdivision.
ALIGNMENT.
Advance two men to the desired position,
and command,
Right (or Isft} DRESS.
! The men viii move forward, turning the
head and eyes to the right Cor left and
place themselves accurately in the indi-
Gated line. The head and eyes will be kept
to the right until the command FRONT.
TO FORM AND MARCH IN COLUMNS OF FoURs.
a company being in line, the CAPTAIN
will command:
FOurs right Tor left)-NARcH.
At the command march. each set of tours
will wheel, making quarter circle to the
right (or Left; the pivot man turning in his
place.
The company will move forward in the
new direction without further command.
CHANGE OF DIRECTION.
To change direction to the right or left,
the officer will command:
Column right Tor left)-MARcn
At the command march. the leading rank
of fours will wheel to the right (or left
and march straight to the front, the other
ranks taking care to wheel on the same
ground.
INTERVALS
To form in intervals when marching in
column of tours, the command will be:
Take IutcrUdls-MARCH.
AT the command march, all except the
men OF the guiding flank will move OBJ
iquely to the right Cor left until they have
gained a distance of two PAGES from the
men on their left (or right, when they will
move straight to the front, taking care to
march in the exact line of their file, and to
preserve the alignment OF their set
Changes of direction in this order will be
executed by the same commands and means
IS when in close order.
To resume the close order the command
will be:
Close InterUdiS-MARCH
Which will be executed by an oblique
movement toward the guides
TO FORM LINE FROM COLUMN OF FouRs.
In columns of fours, either at halt or
marching, to form line to the left or right.
the command will be:
Fours left (or right)-MARcH
At the command march, the fours will
wheel to the left (or right moving forward
COLUMN OF Twos
Column of twos may be form eel by the
command TtUOs-right Tor LETT; MARCH.
and line may be formed again by the same
commands. Column of twos NAV be formed
from column of fours by the command:
Right Tor IGf) By tIUOS-MARcH, at which
command the left (or right two members
of each set of tours shorten step and
oblique to the right Tor left taking position
behind the other members of the set.
Column of tours may be formed by the
command: Form fOurs left Tor right obliqle-
MARCH. By the command Right tor lef9 by
EIe-MARCH, column of files may be SINH
larly formed; column of twos or fours NAV
be again formed by the command: Form
tWos Tor fO,srs) left (0r right obtique-MARcH
TO PORN PLATooSs.
To form column of platoons from line
the captain commands, right Tor left bu |
pldtOons the right Tor left pla- |
toon moves forward the other platoons OBJ !
lique to the right Tor left as soon as dis |
engaged, moving to the front when in rear |
Of the leading platoon Line may be formed |
again by the command, Form cOmpanu: left |
Tor right oblique-7MARCH. The rear pla-
toons oblique as commanded at double time,
until opposite their places in line, when
they move forward, resuming the quick
step on arriving in line.
zTo form column of platoons from col
lmn OF fours the captain commands, Form
left Tor right oblique-MARCH; the
eadlng set OF four moves straight to the
front; the rear set oblique briskly and take
position in line with the leading set of four
Column offours may again be formed by
.he command, Form column of Jo,ers right Tor