TABLE OF CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I. MILITARY DISCIPLINE AND COURTESY. Section 1. Oath of enlistment.
CHAPTER II. ARMS, UNIFORMS, AND EQUIPMENT. Section 1. The rifle.
CHAPTER III. RATIONS AND FORAGE. Section 1. The ration.
CHAPTER IV. PERSONAL HYGIENE AND CARE OF THE FEET. PERSONAL HYGIENE.
CHAPTER V. EXTRACTS FROM CAVALRY DRILL REGULATIONS. UNITED STATES ARMY, 1916. Section 1. Definitions.
PART I. INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION. Section 2. General provisions.
PART II ELEMENTARY COLLECTIVE INSTRUCTION. Section 5. Elementary collective instruction.
CHAPTER VI. FIELD SERVICE. Section 1. Principles of training.
CHAPTER VII. MARCHING AND CAMPING. Section 1. Breaking camp and preparation for a march.
CHAPTER VIII. TARGET PRACTICE. Section 1. Preliminary training in marksmanship.
CHAPTER IX. EXTRACTS FROM MANUAL OF INTERIOR GUARD DUTY. UNITED
CHAPTER X. MAP READING AND SKETCHING. Section 1. Military map reading.
CHAPTER XI. MESSAGE BLANKS.
CHAPTER XII. SIGNALS AND CODES.
CHAPTER XIII. FIRST-AID RULES.
CHAPTER XIV. LAWS AND REGULATIONS. Section 1. General provisions.
CHAPTER XV. ENGLISH-FRENCH VOCABULARY. COMMON WORDS. Afternoon
APPENDIX.
INDEX.
Footnotes
WAR DEPARTMENT
MANUAL
FOR NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND
PRIVATES OF
CAVALRY
OF THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES
1917
TO BE ALSO USED BY ENGINEER COMPANIES
(MOUNTED) FOR CAVALRY INSTRUCTION
AND TRAINING
WASHINGTON
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
1917
War Department,
Document No. 620.
Office of The Adjutant General.
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, June 28, 1917.
The following Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Cavalry is published for the information and guidance of all concerned.
[2582824 C.—A. G. O.]
By order of the Secretary of War:
TASKER H. BLISS,
Major General, Acting Chief of Staff.
Official:
H. P. McCain,
The Adjutant General.
