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160 MIYANU~JAL FOR, COMMAND~'BERS~ OF INFANTRY PLATOONS.
sta~ff, andi twvo regiments of infantr~y. It; does not; exis~t in a
division3 of three regiments.
TIlE INFAINTRY REGIM\ENVT.
The infantry rlegimecnt;includles the regimnental staff, one
headqua~rters compa~tny,, th.r~ee battalions (normal organization),
one platoon of 373-mmn. (1.5-inch~) gunls (oneg~un for each battalion)
azttach-edl for rations only to the first muachine-gun company,
the comzbat trains, and the field train.
Th'Ie r~egimentalzt stair~.-The regimental staff inclu~des 'the
colonel, 1 lieutenalnt colonel or majodr (a~ssist~ing the colonel),
1 captain (adljutant), 1 teleph`tone officer, 1 lieutenant commllanding
the platoon of sappers and gr~ena~diers, 1 color bearer, I
utility officer (whlo commalznds the combat trains wvhen they are
'assem~bledl), 1 suppl~y officer (wrho commands the field train of
the regiment), 1 regimen~tal surgeon (ch-ief of the sanitaLry
serv~ice), , chief~ musician, and I information offircer (who i
de'tachedl fromn a companyt).
The hLeacq2narters comp2n/27j-any-Th headlquarlter~s company ineludes
~the colonel's clerks and cyclists (one of wchom is messengrer
for the r~egimientall surgeon) the assistants of the supply
officerl, includfing I wrarrant officer; 1 sergeant mlajor, 2 sergeants,
1 sergeant andl 5 maen (butchers), cyclists, and teamr7sters';
the assistants of the quartermastier, including 1 serge ant ma3jor'
artificer, 1 corporal clerk, somle clerkis and teamsters; the assistants
of the teleph~one officer, including, a ~telephone detachcment
of 3 sergeants, 8 corporals, 40 privates (8 stations); a~
signazl detachment of 1 sergeant, 1 corporal, and 8 signalm~en;' 1
platoon of sappers and grenadiers,viz;,1noncommtissionedd offricer
(commal~nding the section), trained sappers, includijng 1 corporal
· and 12 privates, the pioneer detachment, including 2 sergeants,
4 corporals, and 48 pioneers, the bomllbing section of 1 sergeant,
3 corporals, and 24 grenadiers; 1 assistant chief mlusician,
1· drum major, and 38 musicians; 1 chief armlorer and 3 armrll'ers;
1 veterinarlian (for each brigade), 1 farriercorporal, 5 farriersiand
2 sa~-ddlers;; 1 litter-bearer ser~geatnt; the postmasters
(1 postmasterr and I assistantfor each battalion) ;,the mounted
scouts (2 sergeants, 2 corpor~als, and 8 troopers) ; 'th-e noncoin~
missioned officerls belonging to the headqcuarter~s comlpany·; the