The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-28
THE wRranrsyrnIE rnrp.
preparations for the Encsmpment Being
Rapidly Completed.

of this regiment to the exclusion OF every.
/ thing else at the armorY. The talk remind.
| one very much Of bygone DAYS when yolun.
| tcel6 Wero preparing 20 go into camp for
sterner work than will be required at the
! camp at Nrlghtsvillo. The camp at that
pace is essentially one OF instruction In
camp duty and the routine work
required of a soldier in active service.
Following out the plan Of commissary service
now IN use IN the United States army the
regiment Will be fed immediately under the
direction Of the regimental commissary in
stead OF as wSs the former custom for each
company 20 provide for its OWL commissary
service. tins having been found 90 be the most
economical method of providing for both
regular and volunteer troops.
CAMP AERANoEMENTs
The camp for the regiment has been laid of
10y Colonel 1. 4. Odds. Quartermaster-genera
OF North Carolina state Guard Arrange
inent OF the tents VIII be as follows Field
and stai officers tents Will be placed in a line.
IN 'front.' OF tins line and az right angles 20 1t
will be the lines of conuanve' tents There.
VIII oe su'hclent space between the companys'
tents and the hcld-Otcer- tents for the cstab-
lshmcnt of The color line and the assembly
Of the battalion
The streets between the company tents will
hc sixteen feet wide. Immediately ia the rear
az the companies tents ihe kitchens are lOca-
ted; one Laf OF tho mess tables are 90 the
right OF the kitchens, ard one half TO the left.
This same arrangement Will obtain for each
of the other iour regiments.
Colonel Old- also writes that the target
range is supplied with ialdlev revolving tar
gets ami also with targets representing Skin
nlshcfs ia line and advancing. These latter
targets nre sihouettes which. when looked
al nom a distance. appear a. men IN actual
service. These targets are used IN instruct
ing tne men ia skirmi-h firing.
Captain Das-cr. tho acting inspector Of rifle
practice for the First Regiment. has made his
rrqusu0n Tor ammunition 10 be used by tho
regiment during his encampment. For the
first practice which Includes the firing at one.
'wo. taIeo. four and five hundred wards
based on 200 mon firing. 10 will re-
suro 2o2J rounds. For the second practice
at the same ranges ID will require 1850
rounds. For the third practice which IS at
two. i've SIX, seven. eight hundred and one
thousand yards VIII require 400 ROUNDS.
} or the general practice az estimated distances
u VIII require 5000 rounds.
TARGET PRACTICE.
Target practice at distances in excess Of one
hundred yards. and especially at a distance
of five hundred yards OF more, requires nice
calculation on the part of the man firing 70
enable him g. hit the target. since tho condi-
tion Of ig.t and moisture Of the atmosphere
direction and velocity of the wind mas TO be
taken into consideration IN aiming the rifle
fl.l... a .., . -4o,,t f,.4or -, = n oo on
laf,on since ~ wind blowing directly across
tLo Inc az fire. ~. the rate of SIX miles an
b0ur viii alone make a di ference in the DRIFT
az tle bullet. nj IL thousand Yards Of not less
than ten feet. The SIZE Of the target at this
distance +. twelve feet wide by SIX feet high
s. tIa4 ss lf0bt FL wind MS this would prevent
arrqn h.ftir.0 the TARGET who did not know
I0o,tor rqI.e uronor calculations necessary to
l.,...rc,r,a tb,e cause
~ ,v,n hoa meter Of considerable study on
t5o,,,rf ~ fbe officers TO instruct the men
make calculations rs indicated above. so
ttat f.ev viii be enabled TO lroft by rife
r.rao,ioe incident to tbi. occasion.
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IIit MANY PLEASURES.
Notwithstanding the amount of work indi-
Gated 10 be required OF the men they Will
have ample time tO enjoy the many pleasures
incident To camp lite. such rs odd soldiers