Historical Company Organization for Confederate and some Union Companies of the(1862) Maryland Campaign

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The company officers and sergeants are nine in number, and will be posted in the following manner :. The captain on the right of the company touching with the left elbow.
The first sergeant in the rear rank, touching with the left elbow and covering the captain. In the manoeuvres he will be denominated covering sergeant, or right guide of the company.
The remaining officers and sergeants will be posted as file-closers, and two paces behind the rear rank.
. The first lieutenant, opposite the centre of the fourth section.
The second lieutenant, opposite the centre of the first platoon.
* The third lieutenant, opposite the centre of the second platoon.
The second sergeant, opposite the second file from the left of the company. In the manoeuvres he will be designated left guide of the company.
The third sergeant, opposite the second file from the right of the second platoon.
The fourth sergeant, opposite the second file from the left of the first platoon.
The fifth sergeant, opposite the second file from the right of the first platoon.
In the left or tenth company of the battalion, the second sergeant will be posted in the front rank and on the left of the battalion.
The corporals will be posted in the front rank, as prescribed in No. 8.
Absent officers and sergeants will be replaced—officers by sergeants, and sergeants by corporals. The colonel may detach a first lieutenant from one company to command another, of which both the captain and first lieutenant are absent ; but this authority will give no right to a lieutenant to demand to be so detached.

Rank and Responsibilities

The rank of a Civil War soldier indicated his duties and responsibilities within the
army. The vast majority of soldiers were enlisted men—they made up the bulk of
the fighting force. Above them were noncommissioned officers (also considered
enlisted soldiers) and commissioned officers. While officers had more prestige
than privates, they also carried added burdens, since they were accountable for all
the soldiers under their command

Officers~

Captain:A Captain had command of a company of infantry or cavalry, or an artillery battery
of guns. In addition to his administrative duties, an infantry captain led his
company into battle by giving the proper commands for the movement and
fighting of his troops, in concert with the other companies in the regiment.

1st & 2nd Lieutenant: Lieutenants were second in command of infantry and cavalry companies and
artillery batteries. Infantry lieutenants assisted the company captain in their
positions behind the line of battle by guiding the troops in their movements and
firing

~Non-Commissioned Officers~

Sergeants: :Sergeants served either in the regimental color guard or in the individual
companies of the regiment. There could be divisions, related to administrative
duties, within the rank—for example, first sergeant, ordnance sergeant, and
quartermaster sergeant.
Infantry sergeants advanced either in or behind the line of battle, depending on
individual responsibilities. They helped guide troop movements and kept the men
in their positions by example and force of command.

Corporal: Corporals served either in the regimental color guard or in the individual
companies of the regiment. During combat, infantry corporals who were not part
of the color guard were positioned in the line of battle. They helped to keep a
uniform line in the movement of the company. Privates looked to corporals to help
guide them during combat.
~Enlisted~

Private:Privates served as the backbone of the army and did most of the fighting in battle.
Privates moved together shoulder to shoulder in straight battle lines and acted on
the commands of their company officers. Privates rarely acted independently but
rather worked as a group with the single purpose of fighting as a sheer force of
numbers

In addition

to the regular ranks, Civil War armies had several specialist ranks.
Each regiment had a contingent of staff officers, which included surgeons,
quartermasters, adjutants, and, on occasion, chaplains.
There were also special ranks for soldiers in specific parts of a regiment, such as
the field music (fife and drums), the regimental band (brass instruments and
drums), and the color guard. The color guard was an honorary group chosen to
carry the flag, or colors, of the regiment. It usually consisted of eight color
corporals and one color sergeant.

What are mess's? Mess's are a group of people , in this case it will be friends and this regiment will run off of this, in our past exsperience people work better together with they're friends , mess's will contain 1 sgt/2 cpl's/8 pvt's and each mess will act as 1 section and 2 sections will act as 1 platoon.

The Sgt or the Cpl of the mess will decide a mess name such as example
The BlueRidge Mess
The Ratail Mess

Mill creek Mess
 

Historical Mess-Men typically combine their foods and cooking implements together usually naming there mess like one of the names above the mess usually consisted of historically speaking about 4-7 men but could be more in some cases .

 

Company Officer and NCO
Cpt
1st Sgt

 

Company Organization 
1stPlt1st & 2nd Section
Officers
2ndLt

NCOs
4th Sgt
5thSgt

1stCpl
2ndCpl
5thCpl
6thCpl

Enlisted
Pvt
Pvt
Pvt
Pvt
Pvt
Pvt
Pvt
Pvt
Pvt
Pvt
Pvt
Pvt
Pvt
Pvt
Pvt
Pvt



Total = 1 Cpt 2Lts 1 1st Sgt 4 Sgt 8 Cpl 32 Pvt = total 47
1Company = 2 platoon 4 sections   

 

 

 

Basic Combat Training




POE[Plan of Events] { 1 hour - 1 hour 30 Mins}
Day 1

The first thing that you will learn in your BCT is your faces

Left face Right face About face

Next you will learn the difference in between a line and a column

After that you will fall in ranks on the First Sergeant, Sergeant or a Corporal that is designated for the drill .

During which you will learn the following:
How to form a double rank line.
Guides Left /Right
By files left
By files Right
By files half right/by files half left
Counter march by files Left / Right
By Company in line
On the right by file into line
Left /Right oblique march
Left wheel\Right wheel
Left Flank\ Right flank



POE[Plan of Events] { 1 hour -}
Day 2
During which you will learn the following:

Firing by rank Front range / Rear rank
Firing by company
Right Oblique firing /Left Oblique firing
Fire by Files
Bayonet Drill

 

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