Elements of Military Art and Science - Or, Course Of Instruction In Strategy, Fortification, Tactics Of Battles, &C.; Embracing The Duties Of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, And Engineers; Adapted To The Use Of Volunteers And Militia; Third Edition; by Henry Wager Halleck
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the inhabitants, and the expense of such restitution deducted from the
pay and allowances of the corps by whom such excess is committed. A few examples of this kind of justice will soon restore discipline to the army, and pacify the inhabitants of the country occupied. Experience is the best guide in estimating the amount of hay or grain that may be taken from a given field: the produce of an acre is, of course, very different for different soils and climates. In distributing the burdens to the several pack-horses and wagons employed in conveying the forage to the army, it is important for the foraging officers to know the relative weight and bulk of each article. Ordinary pressed hay in this country will average about . 12 lbs. per cubic foot. Wheat . . . weighs. . 60 lbs. per bushel. Rye . . . . " . . . . 56 " " Maize or Indian corn . 56 " " Barley . . . " . . . . 50 " " Oats . . . . " . . . . 35 " " Meal, flour, and ground feed of all kinds, are purchased by the pound. As it would be exceedingly dangerous to send forward the regular train of the army for the conveyance of forage collected by these foraging parties, the country wagons and pack-horses are usually pressed into service for this purpose. Troops of horse are sometimes sent into the vicinity of meadows and grain-fields for temporary subsistence: in such cases the horses and |
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