The record-union., 1897-08-12

over prisoners (their tour of duty last
ing only through the day. and thus re-
1 lieve the men regularly walking post
| from the fatigue Incidental TO such ad-
ditional duty. These three men, as we'll
| as the orderlieS for the regimental
commander and the officer of the day,
| and the prfvateS of the brigade head
quarter guard, Will be selected from
among the cleanest and most soldierly
of the privates of the guard by the reg
mental Adjutant at guard mounting.
Should regimental color lines be estab-
lshed. il will also be necessary to de-
tail three privates for this special duty.
The selection should rank: /, Orderlies;
2, Color line sentinels; 3, Sentinels over
prisoners; 4, Privates for headquarter
guard
! The selection of the non-commiSsioned
officers and buglers for the headquarter
guard Will also be made by the regi-
mental Adjutants, at guard mounting,
and these non-commissioned officers
and buglers viii be placed in the line
of file closers of each guard, and be de-
tached, as above stated, Immediately
on reaching the regimental guard tent.
The reveille gun will be in charge of
the brigade headquarter guard and the
same will be fired at reveille by this
guard under direction of the field officer
of the day.
There will be but one garrison flag
for the camp, and the staff for same
Will be erected. at such point as may
be directed from brigade headquarters.
The brigade headquaTter guard will also
have charge of the raising and lower
ing Of this garrison flag at reveille and
sunset.
As guard duty is considered of the
/ utmost Importance in the schooling of
the soldier, it viii under no circum
! stances be slighted; and without spe
cial orders from brigade headquarters
| communicated through the field officer
of the day, no member of any guard
will be taken from his duty as such for
the performance of any other duty of
any description, during the entire period
of such tour of duty.
The regimental commanders will use
their own discretion as to the character
of the movements to be executed by the
several units, of their command at COM
pany and battalion drills and regiment
al evolutions.
Whenever, due to guard and other de-
tails, the size of the companies may be-
come reduced, the regimental and bat
talon commanders may, at their op-
ton, combine the eight companies of
| the regiment into four, for purposes of
battalion drill, or any two companies
! into one for the purposes of company
| DRILL excusfng Supernumerary Majors,
| Captains, Lieutenants and nOn-com-
misSioned officers as circumstances may
warrant
There will be no dismissal of the COM
panies between s a. m. and 11:30 a. m.
daily, but during the intervals in the
drills and maneuvers. as heretofore laid
down, arms may be stacked and men
! permitted to fall out until the sounding
of the assembly, which will be ordered
! by regimental commanders, whenever
| they are prepared to proceed with the
succeeding drill or maneuver.
Troop B, Cavalry, will have mounted
! troop drill daddy, from s to $50 a. M,
and VIII take part in such other drills
and ceremonies as may be specially di-
rected from these headquarters.
Troop B will Also whenever practica-
BILE, have stables twice each day, and
at such time as may be designated by
| the troop commander; the same, how
ever, not to take place between 4 80 and
g p. m. ON any day, without special per-
missions from these headquarters.
/ The general regimental camp police
for any day will consist of the guard
| that marched off duty the night pre-
vious 1t will be in charge of the same
on-commissioned officers that COM
manded it while doing guard duty and
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| the regimental officer of the day.
This general regimerItal camp police
viii fall in on the left of the regimental
guard at the reveille following the day
it marched off guard, under charge of
I it's on-cOmmissioned officers, and will
receive from the officer of the day such
Instructions relative to the general po-
lice of camp as he may deem proper
Should the officer of the day find that
the prisoners under guard at reveille
are in number sufficient to warrant it,
he may excuse his police detail from
duty as such, either in whole or in part
and cause the general police work to be
done by the prisoners.
The prisoners under guard will be
subject at all times to- police duty.
No prisoners viii at any time be sent
on police or other duty from the guard
tents without proper guard in charge
of same
The general supervision of the police
of the camp will be under charge and
control of the field officer of the diay.
The general policing of these head
quarters for any day viii be done by
the headquarter guard of the day pre-
ceding, or by details of prisoners from
the regimental guardhouses. Such de-
tails will be made by commanders Of
the guard upon order of the field officer
of the day.
Captains of companies will be held
responsible for the condition of their
company streets, tents, cook and mess
houses, etc, and will see that they
are properly policed at the call each
morning. All privates not on guard,
general police or other duty, or sick,
or in the guard house, will be liable 10
such duty.
Troop B will police its own company
street, and it's old guard will also po-
lice its stables and those of the field
and staff of brigade and regiments.
The prisoners of this troop WILL where
sufficient in number, perform these
duties, relieving the regular police de-
tail This work will be under the
direct supervision of the troop COM
mander. subject to the general super
vision of the field officer of the day.
Company streets. tents. etc, will be
placed in order at police call each morn
1 ing, ready for inspection at 1:40 a. m.
The tents viii be carefully aligned, tent
cords frightened. blankets rolled and
clothing neatly piled. All debris will