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Lisut. Hatoh's Report,

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special duty men are sddsd. the total
asariy 800.
Lisut. Hatoh's Report.
Following is the report Of Lieut.. Hstcl
On the work Of the troops on Tuesday:
CAMr NJ, v. M,
AueUsTA, Me, August 10, 1891
GEs. II. N. ePsAGuE, Adiutant General
Sill have the honor TO submit the fol
loving report Of whist has come under m,
obssr yAiion during the past "a hours.
osnssai Appearance Of Camp.
The one thing that seems to me . cas-
for criticism. under th,s head. IL the In
Of duty. | notice men in all parts o.
amp ~ different times in the day. in theil
shirt sleeves; and In more numerous in
stances with blou,es unbuttoned; and in
one instsuessi noticed two men in the FRS
Regiment Band drilling In theii
shirt sleeves. I, seems to me that this sub
isGt Of individual dress calls for come sys
TEN Of regulation. and while latitude nigh
be allowed men while In their own company
Grestssi it would improve the general sp
pesrancs Of camp II men. when out Of their
company streets. were required to wear
their blouses. uniess engaged in some worh
or games which required its removal
Strict regard for soldierly appearance re
qaires that the blouse should be buttonet
st all times when in public.
Dill sud Other Be Hoisss
the new tscticr, about to be issued BY
the general government, will undoubtedly
ptesrribs moveme nts from single rank only
I sould therefore suggest whether il woulC
not be pro htabie to conduct all drills ant
other exercises from single rank during
hi. enoampmett notice that this II
generally done and tbiak 1t woult
be profitable to prescribe . single
rank formation for all drills, auarimount
Ipss, dress psrsdss and all formations. The
day II double rank formations is passed
have observed the military exercises dor
ins the day and would cali attention to the
following suit jscts
At Guard M oun,iog.
Frst-There is = lack Of uniformity in
soaring the chin strap Of the helmet. In
the regular service custom prescribes that
1t should be fastened up except durini
y indy weather
Second Several companies failed Ia
march on superhum.fies vt This morning.
guard mouuting.
Tbifd-in marching 10 review. aftel
passing the tf.icer Of the day, the tscticl
prescribe that line ,h.il be formed from
the column Of patooDs and then broken 70
III right into column II fouts.
Fourth -Th- new gasrd should be 81
cn,,8actea IS to approach the old guard
~ IA their LETT al d ich IN front OF theii
lie.
Let An tdicsr when wearing side arm,
should never give command without hav
ing his sword dra~n; The aajutant Of {
regiment, in equal 2ing his battalion. would
be no exception to the fute, and should draw
bis sword before commencing the move
ment as he has numerous commands to give
\. md On forming line from column OF
companies The command IL continue the
march. lett into lice. wheel. etc" No,
continue the march companies left i0tc
line .hsei, etc, As heard frequently Civ
EN- rhird-tn this same movement care
should be taken to establish the guide or
The hsnk towards which the movement is
TO be made; this care was no
slAays observed. Four,h-The line
% die closers should preserve
their proper Interval Of exactly two yard,
from the rear rank or from the front rank
10 sir gle rank formations; by so doing they
can greatly improve the appearance OF the
battalion hen marching in line. Fifth
70 form column OF fou's from columns o
c.mpanl.s the command IL "Compsnie
rlsht forward fours right etc" not "b,
companies wight forward fonrs right etc.
slIth-To Wheel the battalion the com
m.nd is Battalion left wheel, etc. no
Left wheel. etc" have indie sted few
inaccuracies in commands; there wer
others, and | would recommend careful
observation OF the exact workings Of tn
commands of the tactics. Seventh
noticed at drill blou.es unbuttoned. hand
sefehiefs about necks. chin strap
of caps under chiss, sll Of which
Is ubns cessry ard unmili'sry.
Guard Duty.
The present source OF weakness OF ths
camp 10 the manner in which the guard dut.
b. performed. find many officers an
practically oil the men, that have been OF
susr, unir .tructed in ,his very importan
du,y have vi.ited both re gmentai guard
iuru the dsy and have assisted in thei
j, slfuG.ion kennon's Manual OF Guart
Da,y being the official standard shoult
be .trietly observed. The duty being nes
to the men, Of course allowance must b.
made for their errors. l would sugges
that captains Of companies cause copies OF
the following paragraphs Of Kennon'
Manual to b. prepared aud posted on th'
l-t Ssrsssnts tents. va: Paragraphs. l69
10 ISIS, 30, PA and 23i; and tie
captains should see that every man
before he goes on guard has memo
med thee paragraphs. Copiss q
these Paragraphs should also be poste'
on The guard tents. With this kno~ledg
q. . basis, the c,mpiete instruction OF TIL
guard. becomes much simphf,d. Officer
and uon- commissions tfiicers Of tn
guards should, fAniliArlzs themselves WIZ
keunons entire manual before mafchin
On guard
have found Office ard men eager +
learn. and in this matter OF guard duty
is only = question Of acquiring the creates
amouot Of proficiency in the shortest possi
BILE time.
In conclusion an glad to be able 10 re
port that good Improvement 10 being mad
IN ali name avres that have come under m
observation.
Very respectfully.
Your obedient servant,
Signed. f +. HArcH.
let Lieut. 18th L. 8. Infantry.