The object of this examination is to ascertain in each company the qualified gunners, by their absolute and relative excellence in comprehending and mastering the prescribed instruction.
The following notes have been received from an
officer with the American expeditionary forces
in France, and are offered as suggestions for
equipment before going abroad.
Course of lectures upon The Defense of the Sea Coast of the United States delivered before the U.S. Naval War College by Bvt. Brig.-Gen. Henry L. Abbot.
"The coast artillery troops are charged with the care and use of the fixed and mavable elements of the seaward nad landward defense of the coast fortifications, including guns,mortars, submarine mines, and torpedoes. The coast artillery supports...
The Drill Regulations for Coast Artillery, United States Army, prepared by the Board on the Regulation of Coast Artillery Fire,are published for the information and government of the Army. To insure uniformity throughout the Army, all coast...
The following Syllabus of Examination for Gunners, published as an Appendix to General Orders, No. 141, War Department, August 27, 1904, is republished for the information and guidance of the Coast Artillery.
The accompanying instructions for the care and cleaning of recoil cylinders of seacoast carriages, prepared in the Office of the Chief of Ordnance, are published for the use and information of the Coast Artillery.
"The recent development of materiel and the methods of employing it has made it necessary to revise our scheme of national defense, and accordingly the present approved Coast Defense Project calls for a positive defense against enemy landings on...
"For some years past all ordnance manufactured for the Service have been of steel and breech loading. These modern ordnance, as they are termed, differ considerably from the wrought-iron and stell muzzle-loading pieces which, as regards...