Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-06-01

confusion Ia action will negative every
ciiOfi Hence the necessity for per-
lection In the school and camp.
The foregoing is an attempt to give
proper rules and methods in cxped tons
on great lines of travel, the kind OF
service we are most likely to be engaged
In. Those to be ad1Dted where the
movement Is inland. oil these, and Is
10 be prolonged, arc more numerous
and varied The prclimnafics as TO
securing proper supplies are always the
same. But now the question of trans.
pUtlaiiOn will be added to the many
cares OF the commanding olhsgr-the
| amount ~ be provided as well as iis
care aud protection during the cNpcdi.
! ton. ! shall only attempt to give some
general rules pertaining TO this kind OF
expedition, some Of them very simple,
but very necessary as time iOfIids
! going into livery thoroughly, and the
National Guard is not likely to be en-.
gagged in II.
In marching, the commander must use
| the greatest care not 20 Oyer.taX his
command. His guard, outpost aud illuk.
/ lng duties must be reduced TO the lowest
cNpeJicnt strength, keeping as many
men as possible In the main body, Uis
marches when he commences @ move.
mcui should be short, iucte1 ing the
| distance as the men become hardened.
The second aud Third days out are
usually the worst. The frs; day the
/ men arc fresh aud fall Of ar'or, and II
allowed 10 viii do more than it Is pru.
| dent TO let them, the second and third
| days they arc sore and distressed. AiICr
this they Will generally harden aud the
end Of a week you can call upon them
/ Tor all the elliott necessary, a rule Ia
the regular army is to march huy
/ minutes aud rest ten, NJ e rate Of
| about two mile, ana hour iu q lonE
| column. Camping grounds should
/ De selected with great care, Nlth view
/ TO dfyuyss aud q pIculiiul supply OF good
water and fuel. CompanI.s iu q ba,l
| lion, haittlOus 900 regiment, fgg,.
mtnts IN a brigade, should alternate 10
| the lead each day, as the fatigue Of
march increases toward the rear end OF
a column. Details should be made 300 the
| morning ~ do the fatigue work ui the
| succeeding camp, and A. soon as the
| command arrives there, these details
should Ut once without orders proceed
to gather fuel and water At the place
| selected ior cooking. The most impDf.
| taut thing 90 long marches IS the sub.
| ssicncc OF your men, aud no time
| should Toe lost after arriving 100 camp 300
preparing the first meal. Almost equally
| Important :, the care taken toward the
| comfort aud case Of your men 90 camp
TO prepare them Tot tug fatigue u. the
following day. Bathing and cleanliness
must be insisted upon. i tired mans
hHs. instinct Is to eat, after mat to lie
down and sleep, lie should first BE-
| made to batnc, then to eat and alter that
to sleep. These are some OF the small,
| details that must be attended to and
| can be summed UP in this rule. "Bung
| your command on to the field vi action
with all the NiEOf and spirit you can
muse into a." a broken down com
| maud will be Of no use when you come
IN contact with waiting enemy.
Now as to the general methods. Aouwill
never move, no matter how distant you
may be from the enemy, without follow
ing the rules laid down Tor your security.
You must advance with an advance
guard. ildnkefs aud rear guard. When
| you are lar removed from the enemy
| you may reduce the strength OF each 10
| the minimum, but always keep up tn
scmbaucc. A. You draw near to your
objective increase the Strength OF these
| b1 lies as well as their vigilance The
/ rule Tor q maximum detail Tor security
/ Is about Ouc.siNth OF the command.
When you encamp, always surround
your position with chain Of outposts,
so posted as to be IN commanding
position TO enable them to see On every
direction, and far enough away from thp
main body to give &c ample time to form
| 10 case OF alarm, out Of infantry lire. An
/ outpost u attacked must offer stubborn
resistance, holding tie enemy oil until
| II receives orders TO Withdraw or Is re-.
| nl0TCed IN It's position from the main
body, II Il Is considered advisable o.
| hold H. position, hence the necessity Of
posting % IA a good deignsible as vel as
commanding position. These duuu,
should be tqIitbbly divided, that no
part Of the command be exhausted. 10
| you have tram, Il should be posted
| headed for retreat, the wagons SO C1m-
pact rs to afford refuge or defense,
| usually In 4 circle, but IN such order
that u can be readily removed 90 any
direction without confusion. Hggdlns
Is necessary TO keep ANIMALS IN good
condition and should be ordered when.
ever the risk oi losing them Is not too
great II the enemy be close and
! aggressive, heTding will not be resouel
TO- and In no case will the animals be
| hrrdcd such distance from the
main body as to be beyond Il, pro.
| lection.
The camp thus established, all
of duty should seek rest and refresh.
ment But TO the commander there Is
no rest, lie must now by observation or
maps study the geography topography
/ and resources OF the country IN front OF
| him, aud by the arrest OF citizens,
spies or reconnaissance learn all he eau
| OF the conditions he is about to Gu.
counter, the strength and morale OF hls
| opponent his position and movements.
| Ii will be remembered that recnnuats.
sance can be made by q single Oil cr or
| man OF by as many vi each rs the com.
m lndsr can spare or thinks necessary
the commanders first care will Do to
| get IN contact with his enemy and then
| To keep IL. II he have cavalry, he will
| obtain contact with this aTm, aud az
| the same time screen his own move.
ments, to enable him on RECEIVING iull
| information from the front so 10 Ill,
pose OF his main force as TO surprise
| The enemy and take him At disadvIn,.
age lie must at al times De especially
| careful that he himself Is not surprised
| II the enemy's approach Is not dIscDV.
cred until lis near enough to sulke
the main body (Which should never
occur It the screening, advance guard
| and outpost duty D. properly performed
| la, ,4ntil hg tnTDyyu iuID CDuiugIDu and