INDEX to YOLUME VIII, 18Ff

E. INDEX TO YOLUME VIII, 18Ff PAGE. A RUSDRED YEWTS (663 YILES) RACE-Lirutenant H.T.ALLEL.' mnd Cavalry... 61 CONVERS.4TlOSP ON CAVALRY.-BY Prince YRAITZU HOllEXU3HE-lLo .WIXGGY. TIUUs- lacod by Lieutenant CARL REIcHmAxx. ELEVrSTn Corvre~~on.-Ofthe Training Proper of the Remor Ita ............. 2p TWI~~~THCosvximArtats.-of the Traiuing of the Recruiu-. .... .................. 118 TetlrrrsXTnCoLveasATIoN.-The Subepueot Tralning of the Dlder Men and Hones.. .................... .............. 1P2 TUIRTW'TH CosveasmoN.-( ............. 'LLPI CESERAL HESRY LEAVEYWORTH.--Yajor GC~BGSB. DAVIS.. ............ '261 HlGE EXPIAXIVES AND INTRESCEISOTOOLS IN THEIR RELATIO! 3 TO CAVALRY. -Captnln WtLLILy D. BSACll. ............................... .................. 8 LIFE AND SERVICES OF GESERAL PHILIP ST. GEORGE CO0EE.C.: . ABYY.--Mnjor- : Geaerrl W~LSYM-. ............................ ................. 59 MAJOR-GESERAL JOHS BUFOFLD.-Y*Jor-GeneraI JAMB H. WIKUIL, I S.V.. .......... I7l bllLlTARY HEADlSG; ITS US€ AND ABCJE.-Lleutenant MARHEW ~.STKDLL..... OII PAVICIJLAR DISEASE-Lirotenant A. M. DAVIS.................. ............... 17 PROPPsslOSAL NOTES- Amerldn €In- lor French hmouuu...... ................. 268 A Record of the Experience with the Field Sketching Came at le Infantry md Cardry Gchooi .............................................. ............... 814 Austrian Cavalry.. ........................... .............88 Calvary Equipment.. ........ ..... ........... m *Cuiter's last Plght 'I.. .. ........................ ... ..- 69 Emex Troop's New Arm0 ................................... ........... 71 Extnrcts from Repott of Commandant U. S.Caralry and Light j ,tillers Bchool.. ............. m ._.t ., 1 --1 7 1 4. .. t PAGE. ......... ............................. 1t'Q ................... .. 244 Roop'A" NaUond Qurdof New Recent Brooklyn Rlotr.. ... 1:i9 .............. I,*, . p. Ry~r..... :Yj RATIOS: THEIR APPLICATIOS To FOR THE CAVALRY SERVICE: WITH OF THE FIRqT CAVALRY.- 1.leuten- 8-ant J. 0. GALBUAITH;......... ................................. la-, R. A. ................... ?X DLRlCK S. FOLTI............... 1,'4 I i t. 1 1 9 ! I LI i OF THE t 1895. FORT LEAVENWOHTH, KANSAS. ‘i I . , ORTH. KASSAR. 0 JOURNAL *?FTHR UNITED STATES C.\VALRY ASSOCIATION. N order that our cavalry may fulfill three of its moRt importirnt I functions in war, an additional equipment would neein to be not only denirable but abaolutcly necenntrry. The USCR of‘ the mounted arni referred to arc: 1st. Thc holding of an important dcfensirc position until the nrrival of our infantry and field artillery (horse artillery would usually accompany the cavalry) : Pd. ToasRurne sue- ceesire defensive positionn beyond a retreating enemy or a8 rear guard during a retreat of our own forces. thus compelling the enemy to deploy and attack ; 3d. The quick destruction of masonry or iron triiss bridges, canal locks, railroads, tunnels, reservoirs or telegraph lincs. ‘ These various uses of cavalry are contemplated in .severnl parti- graphs of our Drill Regulations, under “Employment of Cavulry,” which read as follows: “Q969t To occupy distant and important points and hold them against the enemy until the arrival of infantry. During *retreat to offer resiRtance to cornpol the enemy to deploy, thud gaining time. rupt and destroy his ~t~iii- nource of suppl ies." . J Driil Regulations furbier hat tlicae operations should tiltt be undertaken with a smnllie than a regiment or a squidroil. In the evertt of our own orning involved in a w;ir, tli:tt combatant who is best ,p moves first has s certain grwt advantage, physical and is opp9nent. The first corisid- would undoubtedly be to qu y involve the intcrrulftion of' corn rn u n ication. To ncconi - difference of opinion as ense adratitage rifforded by well troops corn para ti vel y wc:i ti bow and where to use them. a discussion on tlicrc iiiiport:tiit m that infantry ~lioiilrl be equipped with mme forrn.of 1 trenching tool carried by the midiet., nor is their cavalry en xempt, altliougli the carrying akeady without the udtli- 1. This is admitted. The ing of high explosives by the 1g without further argu- seary) would seem to be ‘I u si n p i11 cni i n t c II i ge ti t IF i 11 tl L‘ ni o I i sill i n p r:i i Iro:ids, br i t lgt~sor c:i n :I I IOCkS. Sitro-glycerinc~.ivliicli ib will to lie the most posvc,i*fuI cbs1ilinsive knowti to inan. reaults froin ;I reaction which tnkia.* lil:iec. when I I/ glycerine ia subjected to th itric acid, it litis right times d by a violent blow. if it contLIjna any free acid, s liable to occur, and this 11 liability to violent esplo- eo frozen. Tlic prcmiice of free and rough handling may often oqcui., this compound i3 undeuir:iblc an s military explosive. ; in appearance, ie gun cotto made by tlippinp dry cottoii Gun cotton in its nat le 111 t1pp~':lrnlIc~'troll1 ordinary cotton; it burn udt, but t1oe.i not ex- into a bonfire, where it wa8 slo Gin cotton, in disc forrb, is while wet in taii-, \vhitli ;ire tben waled. In this conclFion ing of courw tlic proper care , it in probnbly the .:itP.it ot':iII i r cly ti i gli tern pe r:i- while somewhat red \vi-c iiicrcrises tile I I Fi thickneiss of u friction pr with filiniii:ite (it tl1crctIry 1) is firell IJ~:I fu-c fulminate u- tlc-irc4l coiiatructed that ignitioti take8 plnec upon tlie of electricity tlirotigli :i ..- i ' // I 0 I ESI'I. 0SIl'E.q -.t SI) ISTIIESC'IfIA\-G TOOl..s. 13 ~.Caoulryniust be able to prusccule works of denio1itii)ri :tnd destruction iii conncctioii with r:tiIwaya, telegraph line* IIII~ other means of coniniunication. As such olwrations will somutimes have. to be carried out in preseiice ot' an enem?;. and. 11s it peiwml rlilv.. in a very Iimited sp:ici? of time. thoi*ough prcviou?i trnini~~gwill 11~. i nd is pensa ble. &.Thepioiicer detaclinient ;ittaclietl to :I cavalry divisioo will coli- sist of one officer, one sergelint. two corpornln u~~tltwt.nty-wvt*n pioncsers, of whom eiglii will be bl:icksmitlis, eight carpenters, Iiitir inasoris and six I,oatrncir. They will be proritled with port:il)lc iiitrciirhing tools, wliicti as a riilc will bc carried in carts. Adgli- ti o II a I i n t re ii ch i n g n n d o t ti e r tool s, ex p I osi v rs a II I 1 t e Ic,gr:ip11 ti1 ;It is1. i H I \rill tie carried in the store wagon ot' the iletachnierlt. .&In the latter half of June or during July ofe~uc.hyew one ofit~t~i~ or ~~ori-coni~iiiaaionedoffiwr witti two or tlircc pionei.rs is to tw attac.lied to each regiment of c:rvalry :is instructor. .;.til offic.erj and rion-cornniissii,lietl otlicers ot'c:ivaIry 111tist tiiiiiil- i nri ze them set vtbs t ticore ti c:i I Iy ,an d pruc t i v:i I 11- w it li t he .* 11 1 bjl*(,t . Of the inen US nmny US possible slioiiltl be iristrurtcql. E:Lc.li c:Lrali*y clivisiorl carries in its trnlnlunition W~I~OII-11 2 dynainite cartridges, together with slcdgea, cro\v\)nr?i.\vre~icIi(~~. et(,." -15 to tllc best orgariimtiori tor our OWII service. opiriioii* wiII Iliffer. The idea of' the writer would be. not 10 dept?titl in :III? 111111- iicr upon the httnlion of enpiiiecrs. (the real piorieern (if oiir :irin?.), ,:tn(l not to assume any of their legitimate arid indis~wti~:ih1efutic- tioris. 1Ve niiist iisi(' high exployi\-es. niid it would st't~~iithat econ- omy, if notliinp else, would dictate (or auttioricc. if tlic pwiiissioii - were naked ), the equipnient anti training of' s:iy. onc subalterii. (IIIC non-coiiiniia?iioiied officer :ind four priratcH in vncli squndrori of iiiir ten regillleiits. Twice the time spclit in sign:il drill WOIII~ I,cY*I~ :I de t :tch m en t i n t rai n i ng. The idea ~iro~iosedwould be tliia: At ev.c?ry 11o9tg:irii*oiii*tl Iiy ino~ethan three troops. haye a permnrrcnt dct:wlin>clit ibr wi~h squadron, to be called 6. The Pionecbr and Signiil I)etachnicnt." coii- sisting of one lieutenant, oiie scrgeaiit niid four priviites. :ill cswpt tile commissioned officer to be replaved :it iiiterv:ils of four ~~iotitl~s. Thc ~letacliincritshould be trrnletl with revolvcr only. ntid slioirld accoiiipan~-ttw squadron on a\\ miirclies aiid riiajicuwrs. being ex- cunctl froni drill, guard and fatigue. A pck niule with spec4al aparejo should be furiiished cacti det:rchriient for tlic I)iirl)ose of citr- I rying intrencliing tools for the use of the squadron, as well DR a sup- ply of pun cottoii pr dynamite. The kit of' cacti pioiioet. should contain 11 pocket reley with insulators for cutting in OII Iworking line, a tile, wire nippers, wire cutters, auger and haildie. mcnsuring I t I 'I 14 . El tape, band 1 ot' tine wire. 11 set ot' cliinl)t and suficiei the total weiglit ii~ito tlliit saber and c, Drills ! ~~lclinclude telegbapliy and iIie iiuikirig ot' .& ti1111 in linen, aa 111 tis the method.y1 ot' .*:cutting in" without iiitci*rii ing thy curl it: cordage and spiir bridge building, the li:iii(Ili and care ot' I jthe nietliods ot inakirig dctiiolitio also pyckinl as the Beopt and pliowtli tion to.h \I coneidti rtr titi ti1141 criticiani ut' t o-e riiort iiittkrcstetl iii the niouii arm. , I 'I nouticed, evcry one knew that PHILSHERIDAN woultl not coninia~l~ti:I force of which no fighting was expected. He at once coiisolidnteci the companies into regiments, w ich tie formed into brigaides and divisions, placing tbese ,organi ations under such eiiterpri9iiig lenders a8 AVERILL,C~YTER, \s71LpON, 1 ~IERRITT,and others, allti so011 had a bodr of cavalry that wds seen and felt in every er~gage- merit..: I am inclined 80 doubt if there ever was t~ cavalry coiilniuiltl nuperihr to SHERID-4N'e, under khq/ gellant leadership of such III~II11:.

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