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"Each rear-rank man aims through the interval to the right of his file leader and leans slightly forward to advance the muzzle of his piece beyond the front rank." — Moss, 1914

Aim

"Each rear-rank man aims through the interval to the right of his file leader and leans slightly forward…

"In aiming kneeling, the left elbow rests on the left knee, point of elbow i nfront of kneecap." — Moss, 1914

Aim kneeling

"In aiming kneeling, the left elbow rests on the left knee, point of elbow i nfront of kneecap." —…

"In aiming sitting, the elbows are supported by the knees." — Moss, 1914

Aim sitting

"In aiming sitting, the elbows are supported by the knees." — Moss, 1914

"In aiming, lying down, raise the piece with both hands; rest on both elbows and press the butt firmly against the right shoulder." — Moss, 1914

Aim lying down

"In aiming, lying down, raise the piece with both hands; rest on both elbows and press the butt firmly…

"When publishing orderes, calling the roll, etc., the saber is held suspended from the right wrist by the saber knot, when the saber knot is used it is placed on the wrist before drawing saber and taken off after returning saber." — Moss, 1914

Drawn Saber

"When publishing orderes, calling the roll, etc., the saber is held suspended from the right wrist by…

"When arms are brought to the order the officers or enlisted men with the saber drawn <em>order saber</em>." — Moss, 1914

Drawn Saber

"When arms are brought to the order the officers or enlisted men with the saber drawn order saber."…

"At the command <em>attention</em> resume the order saber and the position of the soldier." &mdash; Moss, 1914

Attention

"At the command attention resume the order saber and the position of the soldier." —…

"Officers and noncomissioned officers armed with the saber, when mounted, return saber without using the left hand; the scabbard is hooked up on dismounting." — Moss, 1914

Saber Return

"Officers and noncomissioned officers armed with the saber, when mounted, return saber without using…

"The force of the thrust is delivered principally with the right arm, the left being used to direct the bayonet. The points at which the attack should be directed are, in order of their importance, stomach, chest, head, neck, and limbs." — Moss, 1914

Bayonet Thrust

"The force of the thrust is delivered principally with the right arm, the left being used to direct…

"At the second command sake the position of guard; at the same time throw the rifle smartly to the front, grasp the rifle with the left hand just below the lower band, fingers between the stock and gun sling, barrel turned slightly to the left, the right hand grasping the small of the stock about 6 inches in front of the right hip, elbows free from the body, bayonet point at the height of the chin." — Moss, 1914

Bayonet Guard

"At the second command sake the position of guard; at the same time throw the rifle smartly to the front,…

"Executed in the same manner as the thrust, except that the left foot is carried forward about twice its length. The left heel must always be in rear of the left knee. Guard is resumed immediately without command. Guard may also be resumed by advancing the right foot if, for any reason, it is desired to gain the ground held in lunging. In the latter case, the preparatory command <em>forward</em> will be given." &mdash; Moss, 1914

Lunge

"Executed in the same manner as the thrust, except that the left foot is carried forward about twice…

"Straighten right arm and right leg vigorously and swing butt of rifle against point of attack, pivoting the rifle in the left hand at about the height of the left shoulder, allowing the bayonet to pass to the rear on the left side of the head. Guard is resumed without command." — Moss, 1914

Butt Strike

"Straighten right arm and right leg vigorously and swing butt of rifle against point of attack, pivoting…

"Raise the rifle with both hands high enough to clear the line of vision, barrel downward, point of the bayonet to the left front. When necessary to raise the rifle well above the head, it may be supported between the thumb and forefinger of the left hand. This position will be necessary against attacks from higher elevation, such as men mounted or on top of parapets." — Moss, 1914

High Parry

"Raise the rifle with both hands high enough to clear the line of vision, barrel downward, point of…

"Carry the point of the bayonet down until it is at the height of the knee, moving the point of the bayonet sufficiently to the right (left) to keep the opponent's attacks clear of the point threatened. These parries are rarely used, as an attack below the waist leaves the head and body exposed." — Moss, 1914

Low Parry

"Carry the point of the bayonet down until it is at the height of the knee, moving the point of the…

"These parries are rarely used, as an attack below the waist leaves the head and body exposed." — Moss, 1914

Low Parry

"These parries are rarely used, as an attack below the waist leaves the head and body exposed." —…

"Being at <em>club rifle</em>, order arms is resumed by command." — Moss, 1914

Club Rifle

"Being at club rifle, order arms is resumed by command." — Moss, 1914

"Being at <em>club rifle</em>, order arms is resumed by command." — Moss, 1914

Club Rifle

"Being at club rifle, order arms is resumed by command." — Moss, 1914

"As additional instruction, the men may be permitted to wield the rifle left handed, that is on the left side of the body, left hand at the small of the stock. Many men will be able to use this method to advantage. It is also of value in case the left hand is wounded." — Moss, 1914

Left-Handed Rifle

"As additional instruction, the men may be permitted to wield the rifle left handed, that is on the…

"In bleeding from the thigh, leg, or foot press backward with the thumbs on the femoral artery at the middle of the groin where the artery passes over the bone. The point is a little higher up than that indicated in Fig 6." &mdash; Moss, 1914

Femoral compression

"In bleeding from the thigh, leg, or foot press backward with the thumbs on the femoral artery at the…

"The carbine boot may be used to advantage in splinting fractures of the thigh and leg." — Moss, 1914

Military Splint

"The carbine boot may be used to advantage in splinting fractures of the thigh and leg." — Moss, 1914

"Used with indistinct or invisible targets and to define sectors." &mdash; Moss, 1914

Finger system

"Used with indistinct or invisible targets and to define sectors." — Moss, 1914

Soldier of Bornou.

Soldier

Soldier of Bornou.

A pair of ancient Scythian warriors.

Ancient Scythians

A pair of ancient Scythian warriors.

"The most formidible enemy whom the British encountered in India was Hyder Ali Khan, a soldier of fortune, who rose by his talents to sovereign power. He was born at Dinavelly, in the province of Mysore; and, after some military service under his father, who was a petty chief of the country, he joined his brother in an alliance with the French, and introduced European discipline among his troops." &mdash; Goodrich, 1844

Hyder Ali

"The most formidible enemy whom the British encountered in India was Hyder Ali Khan, a soldier of fortune,…

"According to the poets, it was by stratagem that this famous city was at last overcome. They tell us that the Greeks constructed a wooden horse of prodigious size, and in the body of which they concealed a number of armed men, and then retired towards the sea-shore to induce the enemy to believe that the besiegers had given up the enterprise, and were about to return home. Deceived by this maneuver, the Trojans brought the gigantic horse into the city, and the men who had been concealed within it, stealing out in the night time, unbarred the gates and admitted the Grecian army within the walls." — Goodrich, 1844

Trojan horse

"According to the poets, it was by stratagem that this famous city was at last overcome. They tell us…

"Determined to save his own country at the expense of his own life, Codrus disguised himself in a peasant's dress, entered the Peloponnesian camp, and provoked a quarrel with a soldier, by whom he was killed." &mdash; Goodrich, 1844

Codrus slain

"Determined to save his own country at the expense of his own life, Codrus disguised himself in a peasant's…

"Soldier of Marathon" &mdash; Morey, 1903

Marathon Soldier

"Soldier of Marathon" — Morey, 1903

"All histories of England commence with the invasion of Julius Caesar, the earliest event in that quarter of which we have any authentic account. The Island of Britain was an unknown region to the Romans, and nearly so to the rest of mankind, at the period when Caesar's conquests had reduced the greater part of Gaul to the Roman government. Britain, lying within sight of the northern shores of Gaul, attracted his notice, and he began to meditate schemes of conquest." &mdash; Goodrich, 1844

Caesar in England

"All histories of England commence with the invasion of Julius Caesar, the earliest event in that quarter…

"In the eleventh century, the Anglo-Saxons, originally the fiercest nation of the North of Europe, had become changed into a submissive and unwarlike people by the combine influences of luxury, a great landed aristocracy, and a richly endowed hierarchy." &mdash; Goodrich, 1844

Saxons

"In the eleventh century, the Anglo-Saxons, originally the fiercest nation of the North of Europe, had…

A bag or case, in which a soldier carries his rations when on a march.

Haversack

A bag or case, in which a soldier carries his rations when on a march.

A Roman soldier.

Roman soldier

A Roman soldier.

An imperial Japanese soldier.

Imperial Japanese soldier

An imperial Japanese soldier.

A Roman coin.

Roman coin

A Roman coin.

"Light-armed Soldier." &mdash; Greenough, 1899

Light Soldier

"Light-armed Soldier." — Greenough, 1899

Duke of Rivoli, Prince of Essling, a French soldier in the armies of Napoleon and a Marshal of France.

Massena

Duke of Rivoli, Prince of Essling, a French soldier in the armies of Napoleon and a Marshal of France.

A border of a soldier.

Soldier

A border of a soldier.

A banner of the faces of the heroes of the Trojan War.

Heroes of the Trojan War

A banner of the faces of the heroes of the Trojan War.

"In the Brave Days of Old." &mdash;Bulfinch, 1897

Roman battle

"In the Brave Days of Old." —Bulfinch, 1897

Soldier and statesman, born in Jackson county, Illinois, Feb. 9, 1826; died in Washington, D. C., Dec. 26, 1886. He was the son of John Logan, an Irish physician, who served in the legislature of Illinois as a democrat.

John Logan

Soldier and statesman, born in Jackson county, Illinois, Feb. 9, 1826; died in Washington, D. C., Dec.…

A french soldier born in Thoissey, France, Nov. 22, 1863. He joined the army in 1883, but attended the military school of St. Maixent most of the time till 1887. He then went to West Africa for the purpose of aiding in exploring the Niger, and subsequently filled several important missions in relation to the extension of French influence in Africa.

Jean Marchand

A french soldier born in Thoissey, France, Nov. 22, 1863. He joined the army in 1883, but attended the…

A soldier born in Wesminster, Mass., Aug. 8, 1839; died May 24, 1908. He studied in his native town and Boston, and at the beginning of the Civil War was commissioned first lieutenant of the 22d Massachusetts volunteers.

Nelson Miles

A soldier born in Wesminster, Mass., Aug. 8, 1839; died May 24, 1908. He studied in his native town…

An American soldier and explorer for whom Pikes Peak in Colorado was named after.

Zebulon Montgomery Pike

An American soldier and explorer for whom Pikes Peak in Colorado was named after.

A World War I American soldier wearing a gas mask.

WWI Soldier

A World War I American soldier wearing a gas mask.

A soldier born in Frederick City, Maryland, March 25, 1838. After graduating at Rochester University, New York, in 1858, he was admitted to practice law in New York, but in 1862 entered the United States army, remaining with the 140th regiment to the close of the war.

Elwell Otis

A soldier born in Frederick City, Maryland, March 25, 1838. After graduating at Rochester University,…

"The Gonzaga Cameo. Ptolemy I. and Eurydice. Roman. In the St. Petersburg Museum." &mdash;D'Anvers, 1895

Gonzaga Cameo

"The Gonzaga Cameo. Ptolemy I. and Eurydice. Roman. In the St. Petersburg Museum." —D'Anvers,…

A young sailor whose ship was on fire.

Soldier

A young sailor whose ship was on fire.

A soldier and statesman, born in Jalapa, Mexico, Feb. 21, 1795; died June 20, 1876. He entered the Spanish army in 1810, and by 1821 attained the rank of lieutenant-colonel, but in the same year he joined the revolutionary forces under General Iturbide, who made him governor of Vera Vruz with the military rank of brigadier-general.

Santa Anna

A soldier and statesman, born in Jalapa, Mexico, Feb. 21, 1795; died June 20, 1876. He entered the Spanish…

An American soldier, businessman, and author. He served as a general in the United States Army during the American Civil War, achieving both recognition for his outstanding command of military strategy, and criticism for the harshnes of the "scorched earth" policies he implemented in conducting total war against the enemy.

William Sherman

An American soldier, businessman, and author. He served as a general in the United States Army during…

A colonist and soldier, bornin Duxbury, England, about 1584; died in Duxbury, Mass., Oct. 3, 1656.

Miles Standish

A colonist and soldier, bornin Duxbury, England, about 1584; died in Duxbury, Mass., Oct. 3, 1656.

A soldier and author, born in Brookville, Indiana, April 10, 1827.

Lewis Wallace

A soldier and author, born in Brookville, Indiana, April 10, 1827.

An eminent German soldier, born in Hermantz, Bohemia, Sept. 14, 1583; assassinated at Eger, Feb. 25, 1634.

Albrecht Wallenstein

An eminent German soldier, born in Hermantz, Bohemia, Sept. 14, 1583; assassinated at Eger, Feb. 25,…

A soldier born in Spain in 1836.

Valeriano Weyler

A soldier born in Spain in 1836.

A soldier and statesman, born in the province of Choshu, Japan, in 1838.

Aritoma Yamagata

A soldier and statesman, born in the province of Choshu, Japan, in 1838.

A soldier from Turkey in the late 1800's.

Turkish Soldier

A soldier from Turkey in the late 1800's.

This illustration shows a soldier from the Incan Empire. This empire was centered in what is now Peru from 1438 to 1533.

Inca Soldier

This illustration shows a soldier from the Incan Empire. This empire was centered in what is now Peru…

A Greek soldier with his family.

Greek Soldier

A Greek soldier with his family.

An ancient monument in honor of a Greek soldier

Grecian Monument

An ancient monument in honor of a Greek soldier

A soldier with a bear and a shepherd with a sheep.

Soldier and Shepherd

A soldier with a bear and a shepherd with a sheep.

The sword of Miles Standish. Miles Standish was a soldier hired by the Pilgrims to be their military advisor.

Sword

The sword of Miles Standish. Miles Standish was a soldier hired by the Pilgrims to be their military…

A pot and platter belonging to Miles Standish. Miles Standish was a soldier hired by the Pilgrims to be their military advisor.

Pot and Platter

A pot and platter belonging to Miles Standish. Miles Standish was a soldier hired by the Pilgrims to…