Gilhams drill manual

MANUAL OF INSTRUCTION FOR THE VOLUNTEERS AND MILITIA OF The Washington Artillery As proposed. BY MAJOR WILLIAM GILHAM, INSTRUCTOR OF TACTICS AND COMMANDANT OF CADETS OF THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE *And as modified for reenacting* Philadelphia, *****. MANUAL OF ARMS. ATTENTION - COMPANY. POSITION OF SHOULDER - ARMS. SUPPORT - ARMS. PRESENT - ARMS. ORDER - ARMS. FIX - BAYONET. CHARGE - BAYONET. GUARD AGAINST INFANTRY - GUARD.  · Gilham’s manual is designed so that each command for the manual of arms is broken down into two part; a prepatory command and an execution command. The prepatory command lets the soldier know what he is to do. The execution command tells him to when to do it.

Manual of carbine, or breech-loading rifle for horsemen; Manual for Colt's revolvers. ARTICLE VIII. SCHOOL OF THE TROOP. , General directions. Although Virginia had commissioned Gilham to author the drill manual, upon its completion they found it too large and too expensive for their uses. The prewar edition was published by Charles Desilver of Philadelphia, but upon Virginia’s secession, they were now unavailable. ACWS - Gilhams Manual for Civil War Drill. American Civil War Soc iety (UK) GILHAM'S MANUAL FOR CIVIL WAR DRILL. MANUAL OF ARMS. ATTENTION - COMPANY;.

However, Gilham's contains a specific command for remaining in two ranks while Links to several different drill manuals can be accessed from here. Manual of Bayonet Exercise by G.B. McClellan Manual for Instruction for the Volunteer-Gilham CSA Patten's Infantry Tactics Bayonet Drill-Patten. Manual of Instruction for the Safe Use of Reproduction Appendix A - Gilham's Manual The National Park Service drill for 19th century percussion.