EQUIPMENT OF A BATTERY.
Sec. 32. Packing the Intrenching tools, Camp equipage, &c., &c.
1.—In equipping a battery for the march, the stores, intrenching tools, camp equipage, &c., are packed as follows:—
On gun limber.
Two carbines on the front of the boxes, barrels up.
Two fitting ropes on the foot board.
One swingletree between the foot board and the splinter bar.
One felling axe on the splinter bar, edge inwards.
One bill-hook under the foot board.
Two spades on the sides of the boxes, and fastened to the splinter bar.
One grease tin on the front of the axletree.
One pickaxe under the axletree.
One prolonge between the boxes, above the washer box.
Two water buckets on the back of the axletree.
Two corn sacks; two blankets folded (21 inches by 16), on the box
lids, the blankets uppermost.
On gun carriage.
One claw hammer } On each cheek.
One wrench hammer }
One pair of pinchers on the cheek.
One spare sponge, wadhook, and handspike, under the trail.
Two camp kettles in rear of axletree.
The whole of these stores, &c., are buckled on by Nos. 1, and 6.
On waggon limber.
One picket line on the foot board.
One lifting jack on the foot board.
One grease tin on the front of the axletree.
Two corn sacks, two blankets folded, on the box lids.
These stores are buckled on by Nos. 4, and 5.
On waggon body.
Four picket posts, two on each side of the boxes.
One maul under off end of rear foot board.
Spare horse-shoe box, under the front foot board.
Grease magazine under near end of rear foot board.
Four blankets on the box lids.
One camp kettle on the rear of the axletree.
These stores are buckled on by Nos. 2, 3, 7, and 8.