Military Laws And Rules And Regulations For The Armies Of The United States.
Adjutant and Inspector General’s Office Washington, May 1st , 1813
3. Distribution of Ordnance.
The orders of general officers for the supply of ordnance, ammunition, carriages, &c. shall go no farther than to direct the number and caliber of the guns, the quantity and kinds of ammunition necessary for the service, and to command the preparation and delivery of these, and other enumerated articles, to some officer charged with its conveyance to the camp or garrison of the general requiring them.
The artillery will be distributed, for field service, into divisions or half divisions.
A division of artillery will consist of six pieces of ordnance, viz: Four cannon of the same caliber, and two howitzers, or six cannon of not more than two calibers.
A half division of artillery will consist of two pieces of cannon of the same caliber, and of one howitzer, or of three pieces of cannon of the same caliber.
To each pair of three pounders will be allotted one ammunition wagon or caisson.
To each six pounder, one ammunition wagon or caisson.
To each howitzer, two ammunition wagons or caissons.
To each gun of larger caliber than a six pounder, destined to act with the army in the field, two, or at most three, ammunition wagons or caissons.
To each division of artillery will be allotted three wagons, provided with assorted and spare articles of equipment, ammunition, harness, entrenching and artificers’ tools, &c.
To each half division will be allotted one wagon, with assorted and spare articles and tools, as above.
To each division of flying artillery, and every two divisions of foot artillery, will be allotted one travelling forge.
The proportion of overplus small arms for the infantry may be one fourth of the number of effective troops in the field; these shall be laced in reserve, at some safe and convenient situation near the army.
The proportion of musket cartridges for the infantry shall consist of thirty rounds per man, accompanying the troops in ammunition wagons; and such additional quantities, as may be judged requisite, shall be place in reserve, as provided for small arms in the preceding paragraph.
Wagons will be provided with mining and laboratory tools and utensils, together with additional quantities of entrenching and artificer's tools, whenever the nature of the service may render it necessary.
118
Previous page 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 Next page