Hardee's Rifle and Infantry Tactics - Civil War History

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Rifle and Infantry Tactics
Revised and Improved
Volumes 1, 2
Includes Musical Scores for Bugle Calls
By Brig. Gen. W. J. Hardee, C.S. Army
250 + 232 pages
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Bonus Book -
A Manual of
Infantry and Rifle Tactics
With Honors Paid By the Troops
By Lt. Col. William H. Richardson, C.S. Army
Graduate and Formerly Asst. Instructor of Tactics
Virginia Military Institute.
360 pages
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- Bonus Book -
Cooper's Cavalry Tactics
For the Use of Volunteers
To Which is Added
A Manual for Colt's Revolver
Published in New Orleans, 1861
50 pages, Illustrated,
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- Bonus Book -
The Science of War
Tactics for Officers
of Infantry, Cavalry and Artillery
Published in New Orleans, 1861
By L. V. Buckholtz, 1861
131 pages, Indexed,
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William J. Hardee, was a career officer in the U.S. Army from 1838 until resigning his commission on January 31, 1861.
Hardee was Commandant of Cadets at West Point from 1856 to 1860. He was lieutenant colonel of the 1st U.S. Cavalry
until just before the war.
In 1855 at the behest of Secretary of War Jefferson Davis, Hardee published Rifle and Light Infantry Tactics for the
Exercise and Manoeuvres of Troops When Acting as Light Infantry or Riflemen, popularly known as Hardee's Tactics,
which became the best-known drill manual of both sides of the Civil War.
He is also said to have designed the so called Hardee hat about this time.
TABLE OF CONTENTS – Richardson’s Manual
TITLE FIRST.
Article First.
Formation of a regiment in order of battle or in line, 13
Posts of Company officers, sergeants, and corporals, 14
Posts of field ofi&cers and regimental stafi" 15
Posts of field music and band 16
Color-guard 17
General guides 17
Article Second.
Instruction of the battalion 18
Instruction of sergeants 18
*' " corporals 19
Commands 19
TITLE SECOND.
SCHOOL OF THE SOLDIER.
Part First.
General rules and division of the school of the sol-
dier 20
Lesson I. — Position of the soldier ' 21
Lesson II. — Facings 22
Lesson III. — Balance step 23
Principles of the direct step, in common and quick
time 25
Lesson IV. — Principles of the double quick step.... 26
Part Second.
General rules 28
Lesson I. — Principles of shouldered arms 29
Lesson IL — Manual of arms for the rifle 30
Lesson III. — Load in four times, and at will 49
Lesson IV. — Firings 52
Lesson V. — Fire and load, kneeling, and do. lying.. 54
Lesson VI.— Bayonet exercise 65
Manual of arms for the mushet.
Principles of shouldered arms ...» 57
Support arms 57
Present arms 58
Order arms 59
Charge bayonet 60
Load in ten times 61
Load in four times, and unfix bayonet 67
Fix bayonet 68
Secure and trail arms 69
Right shoulder shift arms, 1 r.Q
Arms at will, J
Inspection of arms 71
Fix bayonet, spring rammers, > yo
Arms-port,
Part Third.
Lesson I. — Alignments 73
Lesson II. — March by the front, ditto, in double
quick time. Face about in marching, and march
backwards 75
Lesson III. — March by the flank, ditto, in double
quick time 79
Lesson IV. — General principles of wheeling — from
a halt, marcUing. Turning. Both, in double
quick time 83
Stack arms 87
Take arms ■. 88
TITLE THIRD.
SCHOOL OF THE COMPANY.
General rules and division of the school of the com-
pany 90
Manner of forming the company 90
Lesson First.
Article I. — To open ranks 92
Article II. — Alignments in open ranks ^3
Article III. — To close ranks 94
Article IV. — Alignments and manual of arms in
closedranks 95
Lesson Second.
Article I. — To load in four times, and at will 96
Article II. — To fire by company 96
Article III. — To fire by file 97
Article IV. — To fire by rank 98
Article V. — To fire by the rear rank 99
Lesson Third.
Article I, — To advance in line of battle 100
Article II. — To halt the company marching in line
of battle, and to align it 102
Article III. — Oblique march in line of battle 103
Article IV. — To mark time, to march in double
quick time, and the back step 104
Article V. — To march in retreat 105
Lesson Fourth.
Article I. — To march by the flank 107
Article II. — To change direction by file 109
Article III. — To halt the company marching by a
tiank, and to face it to the front 109
Article IV. — The company marching by the flank,
to form it on the right (or left), by file, into line, 110
Article V. — The company marching by the flank,
to form it by company in platoon into line, and
cause it to face to the right and left, in march-
ing 112
Lesson Fifth.
Article I. — To break into column by platoon,
either at a halt, or marching 114
Article II. — To march in column 118
Article III. — To change direction 119
Article IV. — To halt the column 121
Article V, — Being in column by platoon, to form
to the right (or left) into line of battle, either at
a halt, or marching 122
Lesson Sixth.
Article I. — To break the company into platoons,
and to re-form the company 127
Article II. — Being in column, to break files to the
rear, and to cause them to re-enter the line 129
Article III — To march in column in route, and to
execute the movements incident thereto 132
Article IV. — Countermarch 137
Article V. — Being in column by platoon, to form
on the right (or left) into line of battle 139
Formation of a company from two ranks into single
rank, and reciprocally 141
Formation of a company from two ranks into four,
and reciprocally, at a halt, and in march 143
Manual of the sword or sabre, for officers 147
Color-salute 148
Manual for relieving sentinels 148
Instruction for parade-rest 149
TITLE FOURTH.
SCHOOL OF THE BATTALION.
Formation of the battalion 150
Composition and march of the color-escort 160
Honors paid to the color 151
Part First.
Article I. — To open and close ranks " 152
Article III. — The firings 153
Part Second.
Article I. — To break into column, by company, or
division, to the right or left, from a halt, and in
march 158
Article II. — To break to the rear by the right or
left of companies, from a halt and in march. To
advance or retire by the right or left of compa-
nies, from a halt, or in march. From same
movement to form line to the front 160
Article III. — Ploy the battalion into close column,
from a halt, or in march 164
Part Third.
Article I. — March in column at full distance — the
right about 169
Article III. — Change of direction in column at full
distance 171
Article IV. — Halt the column .^ 172
Article V. — Close the column to half distance, or
in mass, on the leading or rear company, from a
halt, or in march 173
Article VI. — March in column at. half distance or
closed in mass 177
Article VII. — Change direction in column at half
distance 177
Article VIII. — Change direction of a column closed
in mass, marching or from a halt 178
Article IX. — Take distances 181
Article X. — Countermarch of a column at full or
half distance ; or closed in mass 185
Article XL — Being in column by company, closed
in mass, to form divisions, from a halt, or in
march, 187
Part Foitrth.
Article I. — Manner of determining the line of bat-
tle 190
Article II. — Different modes of passing from column
at full distance into line of battle ^.... 190
Article III. — Fqrmation in line of battle by two
movements; .. 204
Article IV. — Different modes of passing from co-
lumn at half distance into line of battle 206
Article y. — Deployment of columns closed in mass, 208
Part Fifth.
Article I. — To advance in line of battle 216
Article III. — To halt the battalion, marching in line
of battle, and to align it 220
Article V. — To march in retreat in line of battle... 223
Article VI. — To halt the battalion, marching in re-
treat, and to face it to the front 225
Article VIII. — Passage of obstacles, advancing and
retreating 225
Article IX. — To pass a defile, in retreat, by the
right or left flank 229
Article X. — To march by the flank 231
Article XI. — To form on the right or left by file
into line 233
Article XII. — Changes of front 235
Article XIII. — Formation and deployment of the
column doubled on the centre, from a halt, and
in marching, and to form it into line to the right
or left 238
Article XIV. — Dispositions against cavalry 244
Article XV.— The rally 258
INSTRUCTION FOR SKIRMISHERS.
General principles, &c 260
Article I. — Deployments; extend or close intervals;
Relieve skirmishers 262
Article II. — March to the front ; in retreat ; by the
flank; change direction.. 271
Article III. — Firings 276
Article IV. — The rally and the assembly 280
Article V. — Deploy a battalion as skirmishers, to
rally it 289
HONORS PAID BY THE TROOPS.
INSPECTIONS— REVIEWS, &c.
Compliments to officers of high rank — civil and mili-
tary 294
Artillery salutes 297
Escorts of honor , 298
Funeral honors 298
Form of inspection for infantry 302
Forms of parade 306
To form the regiment or battalion 306
Dress parade 307
Keview of a battalion of infantry 311
Guard-mounting 317
Reception of one body of troops by another 322
Musters
323
The roster, or details for service 324
Duties of guards 326
Guards 330
Police Guards 332
Pickets 336
Grand-guards and outposts 336
Article XIII.
DUTIES OF CAPTAINS— COMPANIES— DUTIES IN
CAMP AND GARRISON, Etc.
Duties of Captains,
343
Duties in camp and garrison 346
Camps.
Camp of infantry 349
Cautionments 350
Marches 351
Soldiers Rations — mode of cooking them 355
Suggestions to Soldiers 358
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