Handbook for Light Artillery

Name: Handbook for Light Artillery
Author: Dyer, A. B. (Alexander Brydie)

Dyer, A. B. (Alexander Brydie)

Artillery, Field and mountain

1 water-bucket.
    1 dipper.
    1 quart cup, tin.
    1 washbasin, rubber.
    1 small looking-glass.
    1 lantern, with oil or candles for same.
    1 small oil-stove, fitted in box.
    1 oil-can.
    5 gals. oil.
    1 tin matchbox.
    Box of matches.
    1 or 2 folding-chairs.
    1 folding-bed.
    1 folding-table.
    1 rubber blanket.
    1 small strip carpet.
    1 pillow.
    Necessary bedding.
    1 pair trousers, extra.
    1 blouse, extra.
    1 pair shoes.
    ½ doz. shoestrings.
    1 pair overshoes.
    1 pair slippers.
    1 pair gauntlets, extra.
    1 campaign hat.
    1 overcoat.
    1 rubber coat.
    2 pairs drawers, extra.
    2 undershirts, extra.
    2 flannel shirts.
    4 pairs socks.
    4 towels.
    ½ doz. handkerchiefs.
    1 sponge, in oil-silk bag.
    Packages of toilet-paper.
    1 portfolio, with pens, ink, paper, envelopes, and stamps.
    1 hold-all, containing comb, brush, clothes-brush, scissors,
    soap (in soapbox), toothbrush and tooth-powder, shaving materials.
    1 housewife, with needles, thread and buttons.
    Pipe, tobacco, and fuzees.
    1 piece stout cord.
    1 tape-measure.
    1 pocket-map.


                          _In Cold Climate._

    1 buffalo or felt-lined overcoat.
    1 fur cap.
    1 pair fur gloves.
    4 pairs woolen socks.
    1 pair felt boots.
    1 pair high arctic overshoes.
    Extra bedding or sleeping-bag.

Sticking-plaster, lint, safety-pins, tin of mustard-leaves, and a few
simple remedies in case of dysentery, diarrhœa, constipation, etc.

   If messing alone, 1 tin kettle, 1 frying-pan, 2 baking-pans (small),
   1 wire gridiron, 1 corkscrew, salt-and pepper-boxes, 1 can-opener, 1
   small meat-knife, 1 iron fork (long), 1 iron spoon (long), 1 small
   soup-ladle, 2 plates, 2 tin cups, 2 spoons, 2 teaspoons, 2 knives, 2
   forks, tablecloths and napkins, and such stores as one may wish.


               EQUIPMENT AND CLOTHING FOR ENLISTED MEN.

=Equipment for Each Enlisted Man.=--One hunting-knife, one pistol,
one holster, one pistol-cartridge belt (woven), one screwdriver, one
canteen, one cup, one meat-ration can (knife, fork, and spoon), and for
each cannoneer one haversack.

=Clothing for Each Enlisted Man.=--Two blankets, one rubber blanket
or poncho, one overcoat, one campaign hat, one pair of leggings, two
blouses, two pairs of trousers, two dark blue flannel shirts, two knit
undershirts, two pairs of drawers, two pairs of shoes, three pairs
of socks, two towels, toilet articles, and stable-clothing for those
requiring it. The extra articles will be carried as follows:

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Handbook for Light ArtilleryDyer, A. B. (Alexander Brydie)

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Handbook for Light Artillery

Dyer, A. B. (Alexander Brydie)

Artillery, Field and mountain

1 water-bucket.
    1 dipper.
    1 quart cup, tin.
    1 washbasin, rubber.
    1 small looking-glass.
    1 lantern, with oil or candles for same.
    1 small oil-stove, fitted in box.
    1 oil-can.
    5 gals. oil.
    1 tin matchbox.
    Box of matches.
    1 or 2 folding-chairs.
    1 folding-bed.
    1 folding-table.
    1 rubber blanket.
    1 small strip carpet.
    1 pillow.
    Necessary bedding.
    1 pair trousers, extra.
    1 blouse, extra.
    1 pair shoes.
    ½ doz. shoestrings.
    1 pair overshoes.
    1 pair slippers.
    1 pair gauntlets, extra.
    1 campaign hat.
    1 overcoat.
    1 rubber coat.
    2 pairs drawers, extra.
    2 undershirts, extra.
    2 flannel shirts.
    4 pairs socks.
    4 towels.
    ½ doz. handkerchiefs.
    1 sponge, in oil-silk bag.
    Packages of toilet-paper.
    1 portfolio, with pens, ink, paper, envelopes, and stamps.
    1 hold-all, containing comb, brush, clothes-brush, scissors,
    soap (in soapbox), toothbrush and tooth-powder, shaving materials.
    1 housewife, with needles, thread and buttons.
    Pipe, tobacco, and fuzees.
    1 piece stout cord.
    1 tape-measure.
    1 pocket-map.


                          _In Cold Climate._

    1 buffalo or felt-lined overcoat.
    1 fur cap.
    1 pair fur gloves.
    4 pairs woolen socks.
    1 pair felt boots.
    1 pair high arctic overshoes.
    Extra bedding or sleeping-bag.

Sticking-plaster, lint, safety-pins, tin of mustard-leaves, and a few
simple remedies in case of dysentery, diarrhœa, constipation, etc.

   If messing alone, 1 tin kettle, 1 frying-pan, 2 baking-pans (small),
   1 wire gridiron, 1 corkscrew, salt-and pepper-boxes, 1 can-opener, 1
   small meat-knife, 1 iron fork (long), 1 iron spoon (long), 1 small
   soup-ladle, 2 plates, 2 tin cups, 2 spoons, 2 teaspoons, 2 knives, 2
   forks, tablecloths and napkins, and such stores as one may wish.


               EQUIPMENT AND CLOTHING FOR ENLISTED MEN.

=Equipment for Each Enlisted Man.=--One hunting-knife, one pistol,
one holster, one pistol-cartridge belt (woven), one screwdriver, one
canteen, one cup, one meat-ration can (knife, fork, and spoon), and for
each cannoneer one haversack.

=Clothing for Each Enlisted Man.=--Two blankets, one rubber blanket
or poncho, one overcoat, one campaign hat, one pair of leggings, two
blouses, two pairs of trousers, two dark blue flannel shirts, two knit
undershirts, two pairs of drawers, two pairs of shoes, three pairs
of socks, two towels, toilet articles, and stable-clothing for those
requiring it. The extra articles will be carried as follows:

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Handbook for Light Artillery

Handbook for Light Artillery

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