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Civil War
Third Regiment Infantry
I appeal, then, to your experience, to your high intelligence, to put in practice on the battle field the discipline you have acquired in camp. It will enable you to conquer with more certainty and less loss.
II. "Shoulder straps and chevrons, " you are marked men! You must be ever in the front.
Colonels and Field Officers, when it comes to the bayonet lead the charge; at other times circulate among your men and supervise; keep officers and men to their constituted commands, stimulate the laggard, brand the coward, direct the brave, prevent companies "huddling up, " or mixing.
American Civil War
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