Manual of Guard Duty, United States Army: Approved January 7, 1893U.S. Government Printing Office, 1893 - 78 pages |
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adjutant approach armed party arrest Article of War battalion call the corporal camp guard carbine carry cavalry challenge charge of prisoners color line color sentinels commanding officer commissioned officer confinement countersign court-martial detachment directed FACE fatigue duties field music file closers fire flag front furnished geant guard duty guard is formed guard is present guard mounting guard report guardhouse half-staff halt halyards horses inspect instructions lieutenant mander manding officer military necessary night non-commissioned officer notify old guard old officer ORDERS FOR SENTINELS parade Pars pass patrol performance person entitled port arms post or camp prescribed present arms privates proper authority rank rear regiment reveille and retreat roster senior sentence sentinel on post sentinel will call sentinel's post sergeant major six paces soldier special orders stable and park stable guard stable orderly stable sergeant stacks supernumeraries tinel troop commander unless walking his post
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Page 47 - ... officer belonging to the forces of the United States; provided the officer committing shall, at the same time, deliver an account in writing, signed by himself, of the crime charged against the prisoner.
Page 19 - If considerable time is required to bring in that portion of the old guard still on post, the commanding officer may direct that as soon as the orders and property are turned over to the new guard, the portion of the old guard...
Page 70 - At retreat the flag is lowered at the last note of retreat. It is then neatly folded and the halyards made fast. The detail is then re-formed and marched to the guardhouse, where the flag is turned over to the commander of the guard. The flag should never be allowed to touch the ground and should always be...
Page 24 - Immediately after the division of the guard into reliefs the corporals will assign the members of their respective reliefs to posts by number, and a soldier so assigned to his post will not be changed to another during the same tour of guard duty, unless by direction of the commander of the guard or higher authority. Usually, experienced soldiers are placed over the arms of the guard, and at remote and responsible posts.
Page 14 - To those entitled to have the guard turned out but not entitled to inspect it, no report will be made; nor will a report be made to any officer, unless he halts in front of the guard. 52. When a guard commanded by a noncommissioned officer is turned out as a compliment...
Page 71 - The morning gun is fired at the first note of reveille, or, if marches be played before reveille, it is fired at the commencement of the first march. The evening gun is fired at the last note of retreat.
Page 20 - ... for. He will make lists of articles taken out by working parties, and see that all such articles are duly returned. If they are not, he will immediately report the fact to the commander of the guard.
Page 25 - When directed by the commander of the guard, the corporal of the first relief forms his relief, and then commands : CALL OFF. Commencing on the right, the men call off alternately rear and front rank, " one," " two," " three," " four," and so on; if in single rank, they call off from right to left.
Page 29 - When challenged by a sentinel while posting his relief, the corporal commands: 1. Relief, 2. HALT; to the sentinel's challenge he answers " Relief," and at the order of the sentinel he advances alone to give the countersign, or to be recognized. When the sentinel says, " Advance relief,
Page 54 - April 20, 1883. To the ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE COLUMBIA. SIR: ********* A sentinel is placed as guard over prisoners to prevent their escape, and, for this purpose, he is furnished a musket, with ammunition. To prevent escape is his first and most important duty. ********* I suppose the law to be this: That a sentinel shall not use more force or violence...