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For 3 reliefs 54 



Corporals for posting reliefs 4 



Private, as orderly 1 



Total 59 



(c.) Quarter guard : 2 sergeants, 39 privates. 



It posts the following sentinels : 



At the guard tents 1 



In the chain, 10 posts 10 



11 men in each relief. 



For 3 reliefs 33 



Corporals to post reliefs 2 



Corporal to make reports 1 



Over the prisoners 8 



Total 39 



The corporals are not regarded as non-commissioned officers ; and in addition to those men- 

 tioned above, others are posted as sentinels at the tents of commanders, &c. 



In camp, prisoners are coniined : officers at the camp guard ; sergeants and privates at the 

 quarter guard. There is always a sentinel, at an order, posted over the tent in which an officer 

 or soldier is confined. The commander-in-chief may replace the camp and quarter guards by 

 sergeants' pickets. 



The picket which replaces the camp guard will be of the following strength : 



In a separate battalion, 1 sergeant and 10 men. 



In a regiment of four battalions, 1 sergeant and 19 men. 



If there are prisoners under the charge of the picket, 3 men are added to the numbers given 

 above. 



The strength of the picket which replaces the quarter guard must depend upon circumstances 

 and the number of prisoners under its charge. 



In addition to the guards already mentioned, special guards are detailed for those villages 

 near the camp which are occupied as depots, quarters for staff officers, &c. 



The guards detailed by foot artillery do not differ essentially from those prescribed for horse 

 artillery in the cavalry regulations. 



The guard detailed by a company of sappers serving with a ponton train is of 1 sergeant and 

 20 men, as follows : 



At the guard tent 1 



Over the arms 2 



Over the ponton park 2 



At the commander's tent 1 



6 men in each relief. 



