ir posts.

_To Rectify the Column._

275. Being in column of companies, or in close column, at a halt, if
the guides do not cover or have not their proper distances, and it is
desired to correct them, the major commands: 1. _Right (left)_, 2.
_DRESS_.

Captains of companies in rear of the first place their right guides so
as to cover at the proper distance; each captain aligns his company to
the right and commands: _FRONT_.

_On Right (Left) into Line._

276. Being in column of squads or companies: 1. _On right (left) into
line_, 2. _MARCH_, 3. _Battalion_, 4. _HALT_.

Being in column of squads: At the first command, the captain of the
leading company commands: _Squads right_. If at a halt each captain in
rear commands: _Forward_. At the second command the leading company
marches in line to the right; the companies in rear continue to march
to the front and form successively on the left, each, when opposite
its place, being marched in line to the right.

The fourth command is given when the first company has advanced the
desired distance in the new direction; it halts and is dressed to the
right by its captain; the others complete the movement, each being
halted 1 pace in rear of the line established by the first company,
and then dressed to the right.

Being in column of companies: At the first command, the captain of the
first company commands: _Right turn_. If at a halt, each captain in
rear commands: _Forward_. Each of the captains in rear of the leading
company gives the command: 1. _Right turn_, in time to add, 2.
_MARCH_, when his company arrives opposite the right of its place in
line.

The fourth command is given and the movement completed as explained
above.

Whether executed from column of squads or column of companies, each
captain places himself so as to march beside the right guide after his
company forms line or changes direction to the right.

If executed in double time, the leading company marches in double time
until halted.

_Front into Line._

277. Being in column of squads or companies: 1. _Right (Left) front
into line_, 2. _MARCH_.

Being in column of squads: At the first command, the captain of the
leading company commands: _Column right_; the captains of the
companies in rear, _column half right_. At the second command the
leading company executes column right, and, as the last squad
completes the change of direction, is formed in line to the left,
halted, and dressed t