The English of military communicationsGanoe, William Addleman
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The English of military communications
Ganoe, William Addleman
English language -- Rhetoric; Military orders; United States. Army -- Records and correspondence
Our Field Service Regulations state[16] that “_orders_ in
contra-distinction to field, general, and special orders, are used
by commanders of divisions and separate brigades for regulating the
movements and resupply of the field trains, fixing the position
of distributing points (rations and forage), authorizing the use
of reserve rations, providing for the refilling of combat trains
after combat or a march, providing for ambulance or hospital
service in camps, and for furnishing such other similar information
or instructions as it is desired to communicate to troops. They
also include such instructions as may be sent to the commander of
trains, relative to the movements and disposition of the trains and
information with regard to the arrangements made with the line of
communication relative to the positions of refilling, rendezvous, and
evacuation points.”
Thus, when separate orders are necessary for such conditions as
cited, they are called simply _orders_. They may be transmitted as
field messages between commanders or as more formal documents. In
either case they are usually addressed to the person concerned.
Examples of _orders_ follow:
51st Division, 9th Corps,
Gettysburg,
3 June ’19, 6-30 p. m.
To Commander of Trains:
Have one wagon company small arms ammunition at cross-roads near
EPPLEY at 8 p. m.
Have one wagon company artillery ammunition at north edge of
McPHERSON RIDGE at 8 p. m.
Have 1st Section, supply, ready to issue at Central Square in
GETTYSBURG at 8 p. m.
Have empty wagons return to LITTLESTOWN tonight to refill; have
them report en route to Field Hospital No. 1 at the crossing of
ROCK CREEK to carry back wounded. Have them well filled with straw
or hay.
MABIE,
_Chief of Staff_.
Telegraphed to Commander of Trains.
Copies to Regimental Commanders.
19th Division,
Marysville,
5 Oct. ’22, 6-45 p. m.
To Officer in Charge of Trains:
You will move with your trains at 3-45 a. m., by corduroy road
JEPSOM-SMALLEY-SAINT MARYS.
Arrange your columns as follows: one section artillery ammunition,
one section small arms ammunition, bridge train, supply column,
field hospitals, remainder of ammunition column.
On reaching SAINT MARYS have the two sections ammunition turn north
and, when they have cleared the road, halt and await orders.
Have the remainder of the ammunition columns halt beside the road
between SAINT MARYS and ALEXANDER and await orders. Have the field
hospitals park off the road near HILLIS.
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