Jan. 88, 1898.] 



FOREST AND STREAM, 



87 



"MODERN AMERICAN RIFLES." 



BY "RALPH GREENWOOD." 



"Ralph Greenwood" is a nom de pfatme well and favorably 

 known in the literature of the hunting field., It now comes to us 

 on the title page of a book on ''Modern American Rifles." The 

 hook is an endeavor to gather up to date all that is known, or that 

 the author knows or thinks is worth knowing, about the rifles now 

 io the hands of American marksmen. The first feature of the 

 book which strikes the reader is its wordiness. This is the aere of 

 condensed literature of hand-books, of guides and gazetteers 

 crammed with just what the reader wants to know, and put in the 

 most direct and most, accessible way. There should have been a 

 strong, long, sharp blue pencil let Jeose on the copy of that book 

 just before it went to the printer. It would not have appeared as 

 now with over 300 neatly-printed pages, but kerrels of good meat 

 could have been picked out without turning over so many pretty 

 shells of rhetoric, so many supercautious ways of putting things, 

 and so many pases of promise with so few paragraphs of real in- 

 formation. Perhaps, too, there would have been time and space 

 left for an index, which the book has not, and which every book, 

 except a novel, ought to have. 



The book ought to be read bv every rifleman and find a con- 

 venient place on the shooting shelf of every sportsman's library. 

 It would emphasize the fact that rifle shooting information can 

 only be secured through test and trial. It is not safe to generalize 

 from one fact to another in this art. Load and shoot and note 

 results is the only way of reachiug exact knowledge. The wj iter 

 has done lots of this, he has been a close observer where others 

 were doing it, and in the book gives some of the conclusions 

 reached, sometimes accompanied by the data on which they are 

 founded, but too often without these instructive memoranda. 

 There is no lack of illustrations in the book, though many of them 

 are already fa miliar as catalogue pictures by various gun and 

 pun implement makers. In the text matter tbie same familiar 

 flavor strikes the experienced reader through his discussion of 

 many points already covered most fully by the writer in the peri- 

 odical press. 



In bis fiist chapter the writer considers the question somewhat 

 of the old muzaleloaders against the modern breechloaders, and 

 remarks: 



"It has always seemed strange to the author that a nation of 

 riflemen, as America can properly be called, should know so lit'le 

 about the mechanical construction of a rifle. Half a century aeo 

 m»nv men who shot Titles were obliged to make them; a very in- 

 telligent class of mechanics they w r ere, and they made very fine 

 rifles. With the advent of the breechloaders, which for the past 

 decade have been turned out in such quantities, there seemed for 

 a time to be little thoueht given to improving the rifle by manu- 

 facturers; the principal object of a majority seemed to be to learn 

 how to make the most rapid firing rifle." 



On the next page the modern weapon is classed as a very good 

 mechanical output, with a sort of a side slap not altogether un- 

 merited against the manufacturers. The criticism reads: 



"It is believed by most riflemen that modern American breech- 

 loading rifles of to-day are equal in accuracy to those formerly 

 made by hand, have the advantage of easier and more rapid 

 manipulation and can be purchased at much lower prices. It is 

 not. so difficult a task to manufacture a good xifle as is generally 

 supposed; it is a simple mechanical problem, and does not demand 

 the superior skill which is necessary in some other mechanical 

 productions. For many years the impression prevailed that there 

 were but few artisans competent to produce a rifle; but to-day 

 there are scores of practical riflemen who have made as fine shoot- 

 ing rifles as can be found anywhere, and produced them by em- 

 ploying their leisure hours in this work, which was an entirely 

 new field of labor f"r them. Some of the most popular calibers 

 to-day are the results of such individual enterprise, and modern 

 American rifles are as much the result of investigations of practi- 

 cal American riflemen as of manufacturers." 



The chapter on rifle barrels wh ! oh follows is partly technical 

 and agalu is advisory to the shooter on the care of his weapon 

 after its purchase. He finds that 



"There is a preference among some makers of muzzleloading 

 rifles for cast steel, but decarbonized steel is generally used by 

 manufacturers of modern breeekloading rifles. There is an im- 

 pression that iron is fit only for the cheap and unreliable rifles, 

 but recently iron barrels have been fitted to first-class rifles in 

 England, and the claim made that they possess superior shooting 

 qualities, but, wear out quicker than barrels of steel." 



Th9 rifling is described as a simple mechanical operation, 

 with 



"The rifling machine so constructed as to permit of rifling with 

 various twists and adjusted to cut grooves of varying depths. The 

 depths of grooves range from .001^ to .006 of an inch; generally 

 .003 and .004 for small bores, and .005 and .006 of an inch for dirty 

 shooting. An old riflemaker of my acquaintance ir formsme that 

 the cutting is done from mnzzle to breech. He also alwavs cuts 

 off from the mozale, after rifling, from }4 to J^in. to insure the 

 corners of the grooves being sharp and clean cut right up to th« 

 end. This is done for the reason that when the cutter first starts 

 in, it is liable to, and usually does, cut slightly rough and irregu- 

 lar. 



"If a rifle is to be used for dirty shooting, or shooting without 

 wiping the inside of the. barrel after each shot, it is thought by 

 some desirable to cut the grooves deeper than when the arm is 

 intended to be shot with a bullet patched or jacketed with paper 

 and the inside of the barrel carefully cleaned after each shot. 

 The shallow grooves are also thought best adapted to the charac- 

 ter of projectiles used in target rifles. 



"The twist of a rifle is known by the number of inches it takes 

 to make one complete turn. A 12in. twist is where the groove 

 goes once around in twelve inches; a 16in. twist, one turn in that 

 number of inches. The above twist might also be alluded to as 

 one to twelve and one to sixteen. Twist in rifles can be computed 

 on a t heoretical basis, the density of the projectile affecting the 

 circulation. Mathematicians assert that a projectile of a certain 

 length requires a twist of one turn in a given number of diame- 

 ters to insure accurate flight. A table by Major Cundill, an Eng- 

 lish authority, has been published from which the following fig- 

 ures, as applicable to American rifles, have been deduced: 



.25cal. 



.40cal. 



.30eal.* 



Lencth 



Length 





Length 



of bullet. Twist. 



of bullet. 



Twist. 



of huilet. Twist. 



.50 31.1 



.80 



33.7 



.60 25.3 



.63 15 8 



1.00 



35.3 



.75 19.0 



.75 13 7 



1 30 



20.3 



.90 15.2 



,87 10.6 



1.40 



17.0 



1.05 13.7 



1.00 9.1 



i.eo 



11.6 



1.20 10.9 



.38cal. 



,45cal. 



.50eal. 



.76 33.0 



.90 



37.4 



1.00 43.1 



.95 34.0 



113 



38.4 



1.25 31 6 



1.14 19 3 



1.35 



33 8 



1.50 35.4 



1.33 16.1 



1.57 



191 





1.53 13.8 



1.80 



16.4 





*Mo8t American .32eal. rifles are .30cal. 





These figures show about the minimum twist required to keep 

 the bullet flying true on its axis; and by testing them they wiJl 

 be found nearly correct. Manufacturers of rifles generally de- 

 cide on a cartridge or charge, and make the twist that they think 

 is best suited to it. A slow twist will shoot a light bullet accu- 

 rately, but not one beyond a certain weight; therefore, if a 

 heavier bullet is desired, the twist must generally be quickened, 

 or the bullet will not receive sufficient spin to make it fly accu- 

 rately, and. in place of spinning on its axis, will tumble and take 

 an erratic flight." 



The whole question of twist calls for a large amount of comment 

 by the writer, and he finds that: 



"There is an inclination by those who seek range and accuracy 

 to shoot the heaviest bullet the twist will spin, and this is carried 

 to such an extent that bullets will sometimes tip slightly, or, as 

 riflemen say, stagger, and still shoot with great accuracy; but 

 often when this ic carried to au extreme, a series of bullets will 

 shoot with surprising accuracy, followed by one which would n 3t 

 spin on its true axis and tumble wildly, 1 ' 



He concludes that a slow twist will spin only bullets of certain 

 weight: a quick twist will spin a light bullet. It is this necessity 

 for a quick twist for heavy bullets which leads to the use of that 

 in militarv arms. 



"The objection to a great excess of twist is the liability of a very 

 light huilet, backed by a heavy powder charge, stripping or being 

 driven across the lands, and not following the grooves; its 

 tendency to drift is also undesirable." 



Great importance in the making of a fine barrel is properly 

 ascribed to the leading or clearing of the now grooved and landed 

 barrel from burrs aud rough places. He quotes the conclusions 

 of two practical rifle makers. Mr. H. "V. Perry says: 



" *f always lead or emery after rifling. To emery a barrel of the 

 right shape inside, is a more delicate and finer job than rifling. 

 No gun will shaot finely without being properly treated with 

 emery or properly shaped, and in this particular many men fail 



in making really fine shooting guns. I can spoil the finest shoot- 

 ing gun in the world in just one-balf minute with emery.' " 



Sir. L. NT. Walker from the Remington works says: 



'"My experience teaches me that to secure the best results, the 

 barrel should no leaded or freed to the proper shape before rifling, 

 leaving the only work to be done with the. lead (after the barrel 

 has been rifled and properly freed in the grooves by the cutter), 

 to just lay the grain or emery surface lengthwise, thus saving 

 the wear of the corners of th e lands, which occui s in leading after 

 rifling, which is often greater than that caused by several thou- 

 sand shots, thus prolonging the life of the gun, or at least its fine 

 shooting qualifies. Two or three strokes with a leading-rod is 

 sufficient Id spoil the gun for fine work, if not done exactly right; 

 and right here lies the secret of steady elevation, as a eun which 

 is all right every where else will often show scarcely any lateral 

 deviation, but will string its shots up and down in a most ex- 

 asperating way. I bave often seen guns that, at a distance of 

 100yds., would, in a 10-shot string, cut a slot Beveral inches in 

 length, extending up and down, caused by the first %in. of rifling 

 at breech being a little dull, causing uneven friction in the pas- 

 sage of bullets through the barrel.' Many rifle barrels are prac- 

 tically worn out bv the lead when they leave the shop, and will 

 only shoot well as long as the sharp scoring of the emery lasts; 

 and as soon as they become smooth or glazed they will vary 

 greatly in elevation, caused by the riding of the bullets on the 

 driving corners of the lands; this is easily remedied by a compe- 

 tent workman." 



The making of the cartridge chamber in all its variations 

 evokes a wail from the writer, who utters on behalf of American 

 riflemen generally the cry for uniform chambering. 



"A faulty cham her may cause shells to burst, permitting gas to 

 escape, endaugering the eyes of the shooter, fouling the meohau- 

 ism, and affecting the accuracy of the bullet. If the chamber is 

 not true, the bullet, if seated in the shell, does not start right. and 

 its accuracy is impaired. Poor chambering also causes shells to 

 swell; and if riflemen are able to use them again without swag- 

 ging, they must be marked so as to be inserted in the chamber 

 exactly the same as previously. It would be a great boon to rifle- 

 men if American manufacturers would arrange for one concern 

 to manufacture chambering tools on a standard gauge for all. At 

 the present time it is not uncommon for riflemen owning two 

 rifles of different manufacture, but shooting the same shell or 

 cartridge, to find that, shells that nave been once used could not 

 be inserted in the chamber of the other rifle." 



The machine-made smaller parts of the rifle are described in 

 the next chapter, and explains why "an American rifle can be 

 manufactured and sold to-day for less than $15, which in every 

 way is equal in shooting powers to those of foreign make costing 

 over $100." 



The slot for the ready sliding in of the sight block is condemned 

 where he says: 



"Although nearly all the factory-made rifles are made with 

 slots cut for front and rear barrel, sights, it is a question whether 

 this is the best way to attach sights to rifle; ; many think not, and 

 believe the inexpensiveness of the mode of attaching sights is the 

 chief cause of its being so generally adopted. One or two small 

 screws, or one screw, in base of sight, would permit attaching 

 and detaching_ or interchanging target and hunting sights much 

 more expeditiously than by knocking sights from slots. I am 

 satisfbd that many rifles have been ruined from this cause." 



No less than Ave chap'ers are taken up with talk about rifle 

 sights and illustrations bearing upon them. Front sights and 

 rear open and rear peep sights. Combination sights and target 

 sights with telescopic sights are all included. For front sights ne 

 concludes: 



"After years of exp Q rimenting, I think it can be safely stated 

 that no substance h»s been found equal to ivory. The tipping of 

 front open sights with ivory, bone or horn, to avcid glitter or to 

 illuminate it in uncertain light, is no modern invention; but gieat 

 improvements have been made within a few years, and almost per- 

 fect ivory -tipped sights are now supplied at very low prices, and 

 also that from close observation I have formed an opinion that 

 many riflemen are handicapped by a fine open front s ght; those 

 with a. certain degree of fineness are so sharp as to make them 

 liable to cut the rifleman. When front sights are very fine they 

 are not likely to be sufflcientlv strong: they are liable to bend and 

 canDOt be seen so readily when taking quick shots, and rapid firing 

 is often necessary, and practiced by those using open-sighted 

 rifles. I think there is a popular impression that the liner the 

 front s'ght thp batter shooting can be done. It has been repeatedly 

 shown that this is not so. As you decrease the thickness of the 

 front sight you increase the tremor or motion and multiply the 

 blur. Same of the finest shooting known to tte writer, with opsn 

 front siaht, was with one one-eightb. of an inch thick. Mr. Geo. 

 O. Tbaxter, of Carson City, Nevada, is an advocate of a wide front 

 sight, and has done some wonderfully fine shooting at the target 

 with a sight an eighth of an inch in thickness." 



In the chapter on the rear sight the conclusion reached i° that 

 "the sliding bar on the rear sight has its objections. Many 

 hunters would not use such a device, lor it is liable to be knocked 

 out of place, and the rifle fired with several points of windage the 

 wrong way, which miaht result, if shot at one or two hundred 

 yards, in the bullet striking wide of the object shot at. The same 

 result would be likely to occur if a sll ding-bar rear sight were 

 used on a military rifle. Mo*t intelligent American riflemen have 

 Jong since expressed their disapproval of a rear wind-gauge with 

 a sliding bar on hunting or military Tifles." 



Further on in the same chapter the author-shooter says: 



"I have formed an opinion, based on my experience, that the 

 front sight is least important of all. A plain open sight of almost 

 any material, if sufficiently strong and firmly attached in the 

 proper place, will answer for target or game shooting. I believe 

 a more correct sight can be taken with a front open sight, shaped 

 bo as to bring the apex nearest the eye instead of semi-circular, 

 and prefer a square edge like this, I, to any pin-head or other 

 shaped sights. But this is a point individual preference must 

 govern." 



Of course the Lyman sight comes in for much consideration, 

 and a sort of running up of its merits and demerits is indulged in: 

 "The points argued against these sights were: Danger in striking 

 the eye by the recoil, tne clogging of the aperture with frost and 

 snow, inability to see through the aperture in bad light, danger 

 from falling on the sight when in an upright position. The chief 

 points of superiority claimed almost wholly by practical sports- 

 men were: Increased quickness in sighting, absence of blurring, 

 increased accuracy gained by clear sight, and increased distance 

 between front and rear sight, better control of elevations and 

 quickness in elevating sight." 

 In combination sights the writer describes one made by himself: 

 "Taking a Beach combination sight, I removed the combined 

 open and pin-head, as well as the loop, and substituted two open 

 beads of the same height, one black, the other with an ivory tip. 

 The black tip I use when target shooting, and the ivory tip when 

 game shooting. It gives perfect satisfaction, and T think it is one 

 of the best front, sights for such a rifle I ever saw." 

 The Buffington sight is commented on in free fashion: 

 "Per v aps no combination military rifle sight is better known 

 in America than the Buffington s'ght. This sight has been 

 adopted by the United S'ates Government, and is attached to the 

 ualional arm, the Springfield rifle. It enjoys considerable poou- 

 larity, because fine target shooting can be done with it. It seems 

 to he the outgrowth of that absurd and useless arm, the special 

 military r'fle introduced a few years ago, which was a disguised 

 match rifle. The Buffiogton sight is a good target sight, but I 

 think a bad one for a military rifle. * * * It certainly has 

 demonstrated that a rear peep sight is greatly supprior to an open 

 rear sight for fine shooting, especially at ranges beyond 200yds. 

 The Buffington sights will not stand the ordinary uses military 

 rifles are subjected to. The folding of the sight but one wav is 

 absurd in any militsry sight, as they are easily broken off. The 

 sight quickly works loose. * * * I think all military rifles 

 should be equipped with a plain open front sight, a set of leaf 

 sights on barrel, and rear peep sight attached to tang, the latter 

 bo sunk into the tang as not to be easily injured, and out of the 

 way when rapid firing is resorted to. The rear peep sigut would 

 then be placed at the proper position on the rifle, and could be 

 used for target shooting, or picket firing and foloed down out of 

 the way when drilling, marching, riding, or in rapid filing." 



The chapter on target sigbts for rifles is sufficiently illustrated 

 to make it plain even without the text, but contributes little be- 

 yond catalogue material. Telescopic rifle sights, with their adapt- 

 ability to high accuracy, interest the writer, and he discusses 

 them for fifteen pages, premising that 



"The use of telescopic, sights is even recommended for mili- 

 tary arms to be used for picket work. There is no doubt an in- 

 creased number of advocates of the telescopic sight each year, 

 and, although most riflemen will admit that the use of such Sights 

 will be limited, those who have investigated the different depart- 

 ments of rifle shooting generally recognize the advantages of Buch 

 sights under certain conditions and their legitimate place in the 

 various departments of rifle shooting. There is a popular im- 

 pression that the application of a telescope to a rifle immediately 

 overcomes much, of the uncertainty in sighting. This is fallacious; 

 for as yon magnify your vision you increase your errors in hold- 

 ing, so much so that few can u°e the telescopic-sighted rifle ad- 

 vantageously in off-hand shooting." 



l?0 9E CONCLUDED.} 



A Notable Regimental Shoot. 



During the past fornigbtthe 7th Regiment of this city has been 

 engaged in the annual contest, tor the Kemp trophy. It is a mag- 

 nificent piece of art work and has come to represent the company 

 champiouship in rifle spooling. The match is fired over ihe 

 armory range of lOOvds. with targets reduced for the distance to 

 represent the 200 and 500vds. Creed moor targets. 



The conditions give each man five shots at the 200yds. target 

 from the standing position and five shots at the 500yds. larget 

 from the prone position, with the regular issue of State aim but 

 carrying reduced charges for the shorter distance. Each com- 

 pany is required to enter a team of twenty- five men and everyone 

 did so. Company B was the winner with a score of 1,052 in the 

 possible 1,250, while low place was taken by D with 866 points. 



Every military man, or any rifle-shooter for that, matter, will 

 appreciate figures. The leading squad average over 42 points per 

 man and the last team within 9 points of an average of 39, while 

 the entire body of 250 shooting men average over centers, or over 

 40 points per man on the grand aggregate. It is a magnificent 

 showing by a body of men of worldwide fame as civilian soldiers. 

 The scores stood: 



Company B. 



200 500 T'l 



Sergt H V D Black . . ..24 24 



Capt D A Nesbitt 23 24 



Corp W M Halsted....23 25 



Corp L Sands 21 25 



Corp J II Clark 23 23 



Pvt E P Sands 20 25 



Corp C P Gately 21 23 



Pvt. J A Jenkins 22 21 



PvtC McDougall... .21 22 



Corp O M Beach, Jr. ..20 23 



Corp E Clark, Jr 20 23 



Sergt J V Black :0 23 



Pvt W Black 20 23 



Pvt G Ii Clark 19 23 



Pvt H Melville 18 24 



Sergt B W Anderson. 31 20 



Pvt. J D Thees, Jr . . . .20 21 



Lieut J E Schuyler. ...19 22 



Pvt J M Jones 19 23 



PvtGDBeattys 19 21 



Pvt G H Richards. ...ZQ 19 



Pvt WH Lloyd .17 22 



Pvt J D Crouch, Jr... 19 19 



Pvt H A Bostwick, Jr 18 17 



Corp MA White .17 17 



502 550 1053 

 Company F. 



300 500 TT 



Corp CH Cud well... 33 21 44 



Pvt LL Clark 18 19 37 



Pvt A D Proud flt 18 33 40 



Pvt J Miller 21 33 41 



Pvt B F Goodspeed ...23 20 43 



PvtF MComstock....20 21 41 



Sergt A L Comfort... .21 33 43 



Pvt F M Pederson .... 20 22 42 



Sergt J D Ford 22 25 47 



PvtC H Cottier 17 23 40 



PvtHHDuryea 19 23 42 



Pvt J D Foot 22 24 46 



Capt GW Rand 19 20 89 



Pvt A Stevens 21 19 40 



Pvt FE Baker 23 22 44 



Pvt H U Dor man 33 20 43 



Corp T C Wiswall ... .21 24 45 



Sergt T Babcock, Jr. .13 15 27 



Sergt C A Appleton ..23 22 45 



PvtGCDemnsey 18 23 41 



Lieut R A Powers . . ..18 16 34 



Corp A F Townsend . 20 18 38 



PvtF WP-rkins 19 22 41 



Pvt C Hyde 19 15 34 



Pvt H R Brinkenhoff 21 18 39 



493 518 1017 



Company H. 



203 500 T'l 



48 



Corp L J Joseelyn... 



.23 



35 



48 



47 



Pvt A R Auzell 





85 



47 



47 



Pvt ND Lin caster... 



23 



23 



46 



46 



Lieut W J Under wood 23 



23 



45 



45 



Pvt F S Blackall. . . . 



.21 



34 



45 



45 



Sergt P L Klock 



31 



23 



44 



44 



Lieut J B Holland . . . 



.20 



24 



44 



13 



Pvt W A Bryant.... 



.24 



19 



43 



43 



Pvt G R Martin 



.23 



20 



43 



43 



Pvt R M Kalloch.... 



.21 



23 



in 



43 



Corp G L Hoffman . 



.21 





43 



43 



PvtTWLenton 



20 



33 



43 



43 



Pvt HC Titus 



20 



£3 



43 



42 



Pvt E W Lancaster. 



.211 



22 



42 



43 



Pvt W D McClintock.19 



23 



42 



41 



Sergt G F Pelham... 





19 



41 



41 



Pvt d K Mears 



21 



20 



41 



41 



S^rgt H WotkerEpoou.19 



23 



41 



41 



Pvt W Bloomfleld . 



,17 



23 



40 



40 



Pvt. H C Senior 



13 



21 



39 



39 





21 



17 



38 



39 



Pvt W J Andrus — 



.20 



17 



37 



38 



Pvt A De Saldern. 



.17 



17 



34 



35 



Sergt S M Wainock 



.20 



13 



32 



34 



Pvt W B Miles, 



17 



13 



29 



I 500 

 30 

 19 

 19 

 21 

 16 

 23 

 19 

 25 

 24 

 25 

 21 

 23 

 18 



Company A. 



PvtC W Henry 



-.21 



24 



45 



Pvt G S Stiles 



..19 



23 



41 



Pvt P V Kelley 



..20 



20 



40 



Pvt W H Frame.... 



..21 



23 



44 



Pvt A J Cazelar . 



..19 



24 



43 



Pvt L J F Rooney. . 



20 



15 



35 



Pvt N Palmer 



20 



23 



43 



Pvt G Adams 



.30 



20 



40 



Capt, A W Conovtr. 



.20 



24 



44 



Pvt E P Jenkins... 



..20 



18 



38 



Pvt W K Norris... 



..19 



33 



41 



Pvt G C Arrowsmith.23 



23 



44 



Pvt M P O'Connor. . 



..18 



23 



41 



Sergt G Roosevelt, Jr.15 



20 



35 



Pvt T G Conroy.... 



19 



21 



40 





19 



19 



38 



Lit ut C F Bemen t . . 



..21 



17 



38 



Pvt W F Saportas.. 



.19 



20 



39 



Sergt H W Janssen 



.23 



24 



47 



Sergt G D Oook 



..20 



3L 



41 







21 



42 



Corp W Janseen. . 





16 



38 



Capt J R Cnmmings..l8 



19 



37 







21 



39 



Pvt C S M Hook 



20 



14 



34 



494 



Oomp my I. 



200 



PvtC C Brown 23 



Pvt TB Taylor 22 



PvtO HKeeo 31 



Pvt (4uy Du Val 31 



Sergt G J Weaver 21 



Corp B H Nicoll 31 



Pvt D Crosby 31 



Lieut H C DuVal 19 



Pvt L C Ketchum 20 



Pvt WH Clark 20 



Pvt G L Smith 21 



Pvt C A Mather 19 



Corp C FMuller 18 



Corp W A Pratt 21 



Pvt J Fox, Jr 30 



Pvt J E Nicholson. ... 20 



Pvt F R S perry 19 



Pvt C Hobart, 18 



Sergt J W Cleveland.. 20 

 Pvt A Hebbard, Jr. .. ,19 



Lieut G A Gould 17 



Pvt W D Stewart 21 



Corp M Osborne 19 



Pvt J L Roberts, Jr... 18 

 Pvt H B Cevally 19 



Company G. 



512 520 1033 

 Company C. 



200 



Pvt J Spies 19 



Pvt Wal ter F Smith . . 23 



PvtES Sen field 19 



Pvt C F Bobbins 18 



Pvt ABertrand 20 



CorpO H Black mar. .18 



Pvt E S Blunt 16 



L : eut A McDougal ...22 

 ("oi p H Coburu. Jr.. ..19 

 Pvt J W Halst.ead....20 

 PvtE C Robinson.... 19 



Pvt A Stein 23 



Sergt J W Carter 19 



Sergt H B Thomson. .16 



PvtE A Greely 23 24 



Pvt R G Sherman ... 19 21 



Pvt L B Rider 19 30 



Pvt J F T Slade 11 15 



Pvt FX O'Connor.... 16 24 

 Pvt A A Jordan .... ..20 21 



Pvt W N Bavier 2i 24 



Pvt W HHanley... .17 23 



Pvt DC Meyer 20 21 



Pvt F C McLewee 18 25 



PvtABRisley 20 20 40 



477 536 1013 

 Company K. 



300 



Corp G L Stebbins 22 



Oorp S Krothingham .21 

 PvtPLLu>in8ston...31 

 Corp C P Kirkland...23 



Oorp W S Scott 22 



Pyr.W Wainwright.JilO 15 25 

 Pvt S M Carn«cban..K2 

 PvtHoL Meyer ....19 

 Sergt F C Harriman . 22 

 Pvt J H W Strong ...19 

 Lieut F v an Lume.ss..l9 



Corp E C Carter 19 



Pvt AHAbeel 20 



Capt E T Kirk land... 18 



Pvt C Storm 20 



Liee.!. R t'J" : .j.": d . - 



Pvt JMFiske 17 



Pvt RO Bacon 21 



Pvt C E Lord 19 



Pvt HE Chapman.... 22 



Pvt B S Williams 17 



Pvt C B Strong 19 



Pvt C M Bleeeker 19 



Pvt S S Stebbins 23 



Pvt S Schieffelin 16 24 40 



489 518 1007 



T'l 



39 

 43 

 38 

 39 

 33 

 40 

 35 

 47 

 43 

 45 

 43 

 45 

 37 

 41 

 47 

 40 

 39 

 26 

 40 

 41 

 47 

 39 

 41 



) 500 T'l 



23 45 



24 45 

 33 44 

 24 46 

 23 45 



14 



22 



14 36 

 22 41 



22 41 

 19. 88 

 19 39 



23 40 



19 39 

 25 49 



20 37 

 25 46 



15 34 

 23 44 



16 33 

 18 37 

 18 37 



21 43 



500 T'l 



25 47 



24 46 



24 45 



24 45 



23 44 



23 44 



22 43 



23 42 

 23 43 

 21 41 



20 41 



21 40 



22 40 



18 39 



19 39 



19 39 



20 39 



21 39 



18 38 



19 38 

 19 36 

 14 35 

 16 35 

 16 34 

 14 33 



200 S 



Sergt R M Dunn 21 



Sergt C A Jones 21 



Pvt A G Todd 21 



PvtWReid, Jr 19 



Pvt Petrie 20 



Pvt Olsen 19 



BvtCrall 18 



PvtF 8 Miller 14 



Pvt H J Sills. 21 



Pvt Still well 22 



Corp E H Gouge 19 



PvtFraugott 15 



Sergt WM Ballard... 21 

 PvtD C Williams. ...21 



Pvt JMMoe 21 



PvtF Swain 21 



Sergt J Rockwell 20 



Pvt R N Goodrich... .20 



Pvt J B Brown 19 



Pvt Conover 21 



Pvt Phillips 20 



Lieut J B Dewson....20 



Capt J C Abrams 21 



Pvt A D Emery IS 



Pvt N B Nesbitt 6 



Company E. 



200 500 T'l 



PvtAJVaast 19 23 43 



F-'-i: i C " r-.j I =-- L . 22 X 



Lieut WS Wilson 20 19 K9 



Pvt WF Humphrey.. 23 23 45 



Pvt R P Porter 18 8 26 



Corp A T Moore 18 24 43 



Pvt. WFZittel 21 13 34 



PvtS S Johnson 31 23 44 



Pvt W H Brown 20 21 41 



PvtCEGleason 23 18 40 



Pvt II N Tiernan 21 34 45 



Sergt E B Fernald 19 13 33 



Pvt J D Thornton 18 20 38 



Pvt J Millerman 19 20 34 



Corp A E Prepinger...23 25 48 



Pvt H P Porter 15 17 32 



Pvt R D Spencer 20 23 43 



Corp M J Fox 20 23 43 



Pvt P J White 31 23 44 



Pvt J H Wells 19 17 36 



PvtWLConeter 18 17 35 



Lieut, H E Zittel 17 13 39 



Pvt P Le Breton 16 17 33 



Pvt W F McDonald . . .19 16 35 



Corp AW Trotter... 21 21 42 



490 481 971 

 Company D. 



200 500 TT 



Lieut J W Cochran . . .19 23 42 



Sergt F W Pohle. . . . .,21 24 45 



PvtC WHalliday....22 25 17 



Sergt H Everdell 16 24 40 



Sergt F H Clark 20 23 43 



Pvt W H Mason 21 17 38 



Pvt EC ScboonmakerlS: 10 28 



Pvt J D Hopkins. J r . 20 21 41 



PvtFPDuryea 20 17 37 



Pvt H E Everdell - .18 17 35 



Pvt AMcClave...,....19 15 34 



Pvt G V Welter 23 24 46 



Pvt Ue W N Cole It 19 30 



Pvt L F Ballard. .... .19 20 39 



Corp G Bain . .16 19 3a 



PvtATWenige 18 16 34 



Pvt VV Duryea... ....14 13 27 



Pvt JMcClave. Jr.... 19 22 41 



Pvt J A Campbell .... 20 23 43 



PAt F S Kennedy 20 19 39 



Sergr. E R Richards. .20 18 38 



Pvt HB Snyder 21 15 36 



Lieut R Mazet 20 15 35 



Capt W C Fisk 23 21 44 



Sergt GS loyvle 23 23 15 



416 490 966 



480 483 W, 



