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rgt. Bugler | (The President may add 1 Corpl., 1 2 Band Sergts. | Cook, 1 Horseshoer, 1 4 Band Corpls. | Saddler.--total, 4) 2 Musicians, 1st Class | 4 Musicians, 2nd Class | Supply Co., of Regt. of 3 Batlns. 13 Musicians, 3rd Class | may have added, the same number as -- | given above for Regt. of 2 Batlns. 76 | -- | | When a regiment consists of three | battalions there shall be added to | Hdqrs. Co.: 1 Batln. Sergt. Major, | 1 Sergt., 3 Corpls., 1 Bugler, 1 | Pvt. 1st Class, 5 Pvts.--total, 12.| | When no enlisted men of the | Quartermaster Corps are attached | for such positions there shall be | added to each mountain artillery | Hdqrs. Co., | | 1 Packmaster Sergt., 1st Class | 1 Asst. Packmaster, Sergt. | 1 Cargador, Corpl.--total, 3. | | (The President may add 2 Sergts., | 5 Corpls., 1 Horseshoer, 1 | Mechanic, 1 Pvt. 1st Class, 6 | Pvts.--total 16 to a regiment of 2 | battalions; and to a regiment of 3 | battalions 1 Sergt., 7 Corpls., | 1 Horseshoer, 1 Mechanic, 2 Cooks, | 2 Pvts. 1st Class, 7 Pvts.--total, | 21) | ------------------------------------+------------------------------------ =Transportation, orderlies, etc.= To Battery Hdqrs., 8 riding horses; to each Battery, 24 riding horses, 88 draft horses, 1 Battery wagon, 1 Store wagon, 8 Caissons and 4 Guns. PART IX MAP READING AND MILITARY SKETCHING CHAPTER I MAP READING =1859. Definition of map.= A map is a representation on paper of a certain portion of the earth's surface. A military map is one that shows the things which are of military importance, such as roads, streams, bridges, houses, depressions, and hills. =1860. Map reading.= By map reading is meant the ability to get a clear idea of the ground represented by the map,--of being able to _visualize_ the ground so represented. For some unknown reason, military map reading is generally considered a very difficult matter to master
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