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out under the supervision of the sergeant, the noncommissioned 

 officer, and sentinel on duty at tlie guardhouse, and such other 

 sentinels as may be necessary; they will form in line in the 

 interval between the two parts of the guard. 



100. To return the prisoners to the guardroom and cells, the 

 sergeant commands: 1. Prisoners, 2. Right (or left), 3. FACE, 

 4. Cohimn right (or left), 5. MARCH. 



The prisoners, under the same supervision as before, return 

 to their proper rooms or cells. 



101. To close the guard, the sergeant commands: 1. Left (or 

 right), 2. FACE, 3. Forward, 4. MARCH, 5. Guard, 6. HALT, 



7. Right (or left), 8. FACE. 



The left or right half only of the guard, as indicated, exe- 

 cutes the movement. 



102. If there be but few prisoners, the sergeant may indi- 

 cate the point of division as above, and form the necessary 

 interval by the commands: 1. Right (or left) step, 2. MARCH, 



8. Guard, 4. HALT, and close the intervals bv the commands : 

 1. Left (or right) step, 2. MARCH, 3. Guard, 4. HALT. 



103. If sentinels are numerous, reliefs may, at the discretion 

 of the commanding officer, be posted in detachments, and 

 sergeants as well as corporals required to relieve and post 

 them. 



Section 6. Corporal of the Guard. 



104. A corporal of the guard receives and obeys orders from 

 none but noncommissioned officers of the guard senior to him- 

 self, the officers of the guard, the officer of the day, and the 

 commanding officer. 



105. It is the duty of the corporal of the guard to post and 

 relieve sentinels and to instruct the members of his relief in 

 their orders and duties. 



106. Immediately after the division of the guard into reliefs 

 the corporals M'ill assign the members of their respective 

 reliefs to posts by number, and a soldier so assigned to his 

 post will not be changed to another during the same tour of 

 guard duty unless by direction of the conunander of the guard 

 or higher authority. Usually experienced soldiers are placed 

 over the arms of the guard and at remote and responsible 

 posts. 



107. Each corporal will then make a list of the members of 

 his relief, including himself. This* list will contain the num- 



