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Updated: June 2, 2025
"Does he?" asks Captain Wagstaffe, smiling. "Well, I am not in a position to say. But if he does, he earns it! Why?" "Because if he gets catched he gets shot," volunteers a rear-rank man. "Right. Why is he shot?" This conundrum is too deep for the squad. The Captain has to answer it himself. "Because he is not in uniform, and cannot therefore be treated as an ordinary prisoner of war.
There were stone jugs at each extremity, the sergeants of the rear-rank of this gastronomic platoon, whose corks had blown out and were still flying in space, while a bubbling white foam issued from their necks and fell majestically over their sides after describing a long parabola. A misleading sign, indeed!
The alignments are executed as prescribed in the School of the Squad, the guide being established instead of the flank file. The rear-rank man of the flank file keeps his head and eyes to the front and covers his file leader.
Every rear-rank chap came back with all the rails he could lug, and we barely had time to lay them down in front of us, forming a little barricade of six to eight or ten inches high, when we heard the most unearthly Rebel yell directly in front of us.
Are you loaded again, Dunlop?" "Yes, major; just ready." "Dick, you follow; take good aim." The cavalry answered their fire, every shot of which was taking effect, by a confused discharge of their pistols at the door and window. "Draw off!" their leader shouted; "rear-rank men hold the horses, front- rank men dismount and break in the door."
Every rear-rank chap came back with all the rails he could lug, and we barely had time to lay them down in front of us, forming a little barricade of six to eight or ten inches high, when we heard the most unearthly Rebel yell directly in front of us.
As far as the men were concerned, this was soon settled; for the order was given to fall in, and they were soon ranged in line, every man anxious in the extreme as to his fate. The next order was for the even numbered to take two paces back, and the next for the rear-rank men to fall out; they were the lucky ones, and in a high state of delight. With the officers it was more difficult.
The right guide is the pivot of the front rank. Each rear-rank man obliques on the same ground as his file leader. Being in column of platoons, to change direction: 1. At the first command the leader of the lending platoon commands: RIGHT TURN. At the command MARCH the leading platoon turns to the right on moving pivot; its lender commands: 1. Forward, 2. MARCH, on completion of the turn.
"Fours, right quick march!" he said, and away they went, past the flank of Hudson's men, to guard a hollow which left that part of the square somewhat exposed. When halted and drawn up in line several files were thrown out in advance. Miles and Sutherland formed the flanking file on the right, the latter being rear-rank man to the former.
FILE: Two men, the front-rank man and the corresponding man of the rear rank. The front-rank man is the FILE LEADER. A file which has no rear-rank man is a BLANK file. The term FILE applies also to a single man in a single-rank formation. FILE CLOSERS: Such officers and noncommissioned officers of a company as are posted in rear of the line.
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