The Plattsburg Manual

About this eBook

Author

Garey, E. B. (Enoch Barton), 1883-1957

Title

The Plattsburg Manual: A Handbook for Military Training

Credits

Produced by Paul Murray, Curtis A. Weyant and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

U: Military science

Subject

Military training camps -- United States

Category

Text

eBook-No.

19552

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19552

Release Date

October 16, 2006

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE PLATTSBURG MANUAL — A HANDBOOK FOR MILITARY TRAINING — O. O. ELLIS MAJOR, UNITED STATES INFANTRY — E. B. GAREY MAJOR, UNITED STATES INFANTRY — FOREWORD — PREFACE — CONTENTS — SUPPLEMENT — THE PLATTSBURG MANUAL
2. 2.CHAPTER I — GENERAL ADVICE — MAIL — INOCULATIONS AND VACCINATION — WHAT TO BRING — WHAT TO DO ON YOUR ARRIVAL — RULES OF CONDUCT FOR CAMP LIFE — ADVICE REGARDING HABITS — A DISCIPLINED SOLDIER — DRESS — SALUTING — ARMY SLANG — HOW TO CLEAN A RIFLE AND BAYONET — FRIENDS — FINAL SUGGESTIONS
3. 3.CHAPTER II 1 — PHYSICAL EXERCISE — 1st Exercise — 2d Exercise — 3rd Exercise — 4th Exercise — 5th Exercise
4. 4.CHAPTER III — SCHOOL OF THE SOLDIER — Based on the Infantry Drill Regulations — POSITION OF A SOLDIER AT ATTENTION — THE RESTS — EYES RIGHT OR LEFT — FACINGS — STEPS AND MARCHINGS — QUICK TIME — TO MARK TIME — SIDE STEP — BACK STEP — TO HALT — TO MARCH BY THE FLANK — TO MARCH TO THE REAR — CHANGE STEP — MANUAL OF ARMS — INCORRECT POSITION OF PRESENT ARMS — INCORRECT POSITION OF PRESENT ARMS — INCORRECT POSITION OF RIGHT SHOULDER ARMS — COMMON ERRORS IN THE NEXT TO THE LAST POSITION OF LEFT SHOULDER ARMS — TO DISMISS THE SQUAD
5. 5.CHAPTER IV — SCHOOL OF THE SQUAD — Based on the Infantry Drill Regulations — CLOSE ORDER DRILLS — DEFINITIONS — TO FORM THE SQUAD — ALIGNMENTS — First Movement — Second Movement — Third Movement — THE OBLIQUE MARCH — TO FOLLOW THE CORPORAL — TO DEPLOY AS SKIRMISHERS — THIS IS THE WAY IT IS DONE — TO INCREASE OR DIMINISH INTERVALS — THE ASSEMBLY — LOADINGS AND FIRINGS — TO LOAD — STACK AND TAKE ARMS
6. 6.CHAPTER V — SCHOOL OF THE COMPANY — Based on the Infantry Drill Regulations — CLOSE ORDER — TO FORM THE COMPANY — 1ST MOVEMENT ON THE FIXED PIVOT — 2D MOVEMENT ON THE MOVING PIVOT — FOURTH MOVEMENT COLUMN RIGHT — FIFTH MOVEMENT ON RIGHT (LEFT) INTO LINE — SIXTH MOVEMENT RIGHT FRONT INTO LINE — FACING OR MARCHING TO THE REAR — ROUTE STEP AND AT EASE — RULES FOR GUIDES — EXAMPLES — TO DIMINISH THE FRONT OF A COLUMN OF SQUADS — EXTENDED ORDER DRILLS — SECOND CASE — Extended Order — THE ASSEMBLY — WHISTLE SIGNALS — THE ADVANCE — FIELD EXERCISES — THE FIRE ATTACK
7. 7.CHAPTER VI — FIRE SUPERIORITY — FIRE DIRECTION — FIRE CONTROL — FIRE DISCIPLINE
8. 8.CHAPTER VII — THE SERVICE OF SECURITY
9. 9.CHAPTER VIII — ATTACK AND DEFENSE
10. 10.CHAPTER IX — GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF TARGET PRACTICE
11. 11.CHAPTER X — PRACTICE MARCH OR "HIKE" — MARCHING RULES — HALTS — CAMPING — PREPARING YOUR BED — MAKING UP YOUR PACK — WATER — CARE OF THE FEET — CAMP SANITATION — MISCELLANEOUS — EQUIPMENT — Contents of the Pack — Contents of Surplus Kit — ESPRIT DE CORPS
12. 12.CHAPTER XI — OFFICERS' RESERVE CORPS — GENERAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE OFFICERS' RESERVE CORPS — THE OFFICERS' RESERVE CORPS IN WAR — THE OFFICERS' RESERVE CORPS IN PEACE — EXAMINATIONS — REPORTS TO BE MADE — THE RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS — SENIOR DIVISION — JUNIOR DIVISION — TO ENTER THE RESERVE OFFICERS' CORPS — DEPARTMENT COMMANDER'S REPORT — THE LAND FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES — ARTICLES OF WAR — GENERAL ADVICE — MILITARY CORRESPONDENCE — 1st Ind. — USE OF THE COMBINED ARMS — INFANTRY — ARTILLERY — CAVALRY — MACHINE GUNS — BOMBS AND HAND GRENADES — NIGHT OPERATIONS — OBSTACLES — MEETING ENGAGEMENTS — WITHDRAWAL FROM ACTION — INTRENCHMENTS — OTHERS ARE IN REAR — MILITARY MAPS — BAYONET — AMMUNITION — TRANSPORTATION — THE RATION — PROPERTY — GUARD DUTY — SALUTING — BOOKS 3 — FIELD ORDERS — FOR AN ADVANCE — A MODEL ORDER FOR AN ADVANCE — GENERAL IDEAS AND RULES FOR SOLVING MILITARY PROBLEMS — THE LOGICAL WAY TO ESTIMATE THE SITUATION — CORRECT PROCEDURE IN GIVING THE MAIN PART OF A FIELD ORDER — SOME GENERAL HINTS — SUMMARY — MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION — INTELLIGENCE SECTION GENERAL STAFF — ASSUMPTION OF THE ENEMY — FALSE INFORMATION — FIRE — THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INDEPENDENT AND DIVISIONAL CAVALRY — THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STRATEGY AND TACTICS — EMPLOYMENT OF AIR CRAFT ON AND NEAR THE FIRING LINE IN THE THEATER OF OPERATION — THE BIG IDEAS OF MARCHES — SHELTER — SELECTION OF A CAMPING GROUND — ADVICE TO OFFICERS — A FINAL WORD — SUPPLEMENT — ADVANCE WORK — SUPPLEMENT
13. 13.CHAPTER I — THE THEORY OF SECURITY — GENERAL PRINCIPLES — ADVANCE GUARDS — STRENGTH AND COMPOSITION — DISTANCE FROM THE MAIN BODY — DISTRIBUTION OF TROOPS — ADVANCE CAVALRY — SUPPORT — RESERVE — RECONNAISSANCE — ADVANCE GUARD OF A SMALL COMMAND — REAR GUARDS — STRENGTH AND COMPOSITION — DISTRIBUTION OF TROOPS — DISTANCES — REAR GUARD OF AN ADVANCING FORCE — OUTPOSTS — COMPOSITION — DISTRIBUTION OF OUTPOST TROOPS — ESTABLISHING THE OUTPOST — RELIEVING THE OUTPOST
14. 14.CHAPTER II — ATTACK AND DEFENSE — THE THEORY OF ATTACK — ADVANTAGES OF THE ATTACK — DIFFERENT KINDS OF ATTACK — THE ACTUAL ATTACK — ADVANCING THE ATTACK — THE FIRE ATTACK — THE CHARGE — THE THEORY OF THE DEFENSIVE — ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THE DEFENSIVE — DISADVANTAGES OF THE DEFENSE — REQUISITES OF A GOOD DEFENSIVE POSITION — PREPARING A DEFENSIVE POSITION — THE ACTUAL DEFENSE
15. 15.CHAPTER III — PATROLLING — DUTIES OF A PATROL — STRENGTH — COMMANDER — INSTRUCTIONS — PREPARATION — FORMATION — CONDUCT OF THE PATROL — ENCOUNTERING THE ENEMY — RETURNING
16. 16.CHAPTER IV — TARGET PRACTICE — PRELIMINARY INSTRUCTION — SLOW FIRE TARGETS — RAPID FIRE TARGET — WINDAGE — ELEVATION — SLOW FIRE — CORRECT SITTING POSITION — CORRECT SITTING POSITION — RAPID FIRE — HINTS ON RAPID FIRE — GENERAL HINTS AND CAUTIONS — CARE OF THE RIFLE — MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION — ESTIMATING DISTANCE — METHODS OF ESTIMATING DISTANCES BY THE EYE — APPEARANCE OF OBJECTS — ESTIMATING DISTANCES BY SOUND — TRIAL SHOTS OR VOLLEYS — ESTIMATING DISTANCE TEST — RANGE FINDERS
17. 17.CHAPTER V — TENT PITCHING
18. 18.CHAPTER VI — SIGNALS AND CODES — NUMERALS — PUNCTUATION — ARM SIGNALS
19. 19.CHAPTER VII — FIRST AID TO THE INJURED — CAUTIONS — BULLET WOUND — STOPPING BLEEDING — BROKEN BONE (FRACTURE) — DROWNING — BURNS — FREEZING AND FROSTBITE — FAINTING — POISONING — SNAKE BITE — STOMACH WOUNDS — CHAFING — EXTINGUISHING BURNING CLOTHES — GAS — APPENDIX — TABLES OF ORGANIZATION — (For Reference Only) — INFANTRY BATTALION — INFANTRY DRILL REGULATIONS, 1911 — FOR USE WITH THE — By order of the Security of War : — TO LOAD — TO UNLOAD — COMPANY INSPECTION — INFORMATION FOR SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES ARMED WITH RIFLES, MODEL 1898. — RULES GOVERNING THE CARRYING OF THE PIECE. — FILL MAGAZINE. — UNLOAD. — CLIP FIRE. — CEASE FIRING. — INDEX — FOOTNOTES — TRANSCRIBER NOTES

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