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Title: Rifle and infantry tactics, rev. and improved
Year: 1861 (1860s)
Authors: Hardee, William Joseph, 1815-1873
Subjects: Confederate States of America. Army
Publisher: Mobile, S.H. Goetzel
Contributing Library: Duke University Libraries
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mmand: 1. Company, right—FACE. 2. Forward. 3. MARCH. 136. At the first command, the company will face to the right, the cover-ing sergeant will place himself at the head of the front rank, the captainhaving stepped out for the purpose, so far as to find himself by the side of thesergeant, and on his left; the front rank will double as is prescribed in theschool of the soldier, No. 352 ; the rear rank will, at the same time, side stepto the right one pace, and double in the same manner; so that when themovement is completed, the files will be formed of four men aligned, andelbow to elbow. The intervals will be preserved. 137. The file closers will also move by side step to the right, so that whenthe ranks are formed, they will be two paces from the rearmost rank. 138. At the command march, the company will move off briskly in quicktime; the covering sergeant at the head of the front rank, and the captain onhis left, will march straight forward. The men of each file will march abreast
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