soon as horses and mules and wagons arrived from the United States, the march for the City of Mexico would be begun.
"Let's go over to the Volunteer camp and watch the foot Mustangs drill," Hannibal proposed, one afternoon. "That's great fun."
So they went to the Third Division camp. A number of companies were being put through their drill, according to the tactics of General Scott. The Kentuckians (a regiment newly arrived) were exercising in the manual of arms.
"Eyes—right!"
"Eyes—left!"
"Front!"
"Shoulder—arms!"[1]
"Secure—arms!"
"Shoulder—arms!"
"Order—arms!"
"Rest!"
"Attention—company!"
"Shoulder—arms!"
"Right shoulder—shift!"
"Shoulder—arms!"
"Charge—bayonets!"
"Shoulder—arms!"
"Load in twelve times—load!"
Then—
"Open—pan!"
"Handle—cartridge!"
"Tear—cartridge!"
- ↑ In Scott's Tactics "shoulder arms" was the same as "carry arms."
