Many a soldier has gone into battle, and proved his bravery and battle efficiency under fire, without being a highly intellectual or even an educated man, and with no previous training that approaches any where near perfection, or that was given in these Cantonments, or, with any other feeling or inspiration than the patriotic motive which has led him to fight for a great principle, or the incentive in the performance of a duty in strict obedience to the orders of his superior officers who, if they are true, and loyal leaders, with the right stuff in them, will supply all the deficiencies that any long drawn-out intensive training so often fails in. It is now that his _real intensive training_ has begun without his spirit and enthusiasm having become impaired, and he is better able to fully grasp its meaning than he would had it been daily, weekly and monthly crammed down his throat by rule, and by some theoretical trainer who had never seen a battle field--never been on one--or under fire, and who would scarcely know one if he should see it. Our intensive training in most of these cantonments was begun backwards. Teaching men to shoot--and to shoot straight, preferably under conditions of noise, after a few days--closely simulating a real battleracket--is much more effectual as a starter--after he has been taught to knock down, clean, assemble and quickly load his rifle--and the proper use of it, than a manual of arms "by the count" (as the writer saw it) or any attempt at a perfect knowledge of the intricacies of the School of the Company, etc. A man, unless he has been designated as a sharpshooter, or for "sniping"--or, has been ordered to remain under permanent or semi-permanent trench cover--is not satisfied to fight at from 1000 to 1200 yards--the range of a high power rifle,--for, under most atmospheric conditions and when in the smoke and confusion of battle, he cannot pick up his target, or see the object aimed at, or determine whether his fire is effective, therefore he is going to push forward to from 300 to 500 _yards_--the range of our old muzzle loading Springfield rifles. There, _in the open_ he can see the enemy he is fighting--almost the whites of his eyes--and how effective his fire should be. _There is the place to fight_--and that was where our American lads after the Hindenberg lines were destroyed--or turned--and the Huns were driven out into open ground--in their forward rushes--were so effective in cleaning and mopping up the best troops Germany had. They could not resist close fighting. They had not been trained that way, and we ought not to dream even of training our men in _long range_--_trench cover fighting_--except under certain conditions which are clearly indicated. Circumstances will govern those conditions. A Brief Summary--A Record "Round-Up"