Ok Guys, I have a question for all you military scholars out there. I have a document that I am trying to "date". It looks like it is a thousand years old but as we all know, we can't go by looks! It is riddled with silverfish holes but I can make out a name on the front and a part of a word....."volution" ( It also looks like a capital R at the beginning of that word but can't make it all out). Under that word is the word: "Reviews" or "Reviers". The document contains 33 lines of marching orders or formation type drills. Here are some sample lines: 1st. Form Close Collums on the right the right in Frunt 2nd. Deploy Collums to the Left By and Eshalon Direct and Form Line 14th. Battalions will Wheel the Line to the Left on the Eight Plattoon by ?? 21st. Reduce the Square and Form grandivisions 23rd. Reduce the Crofs and Form grandivisions 31st Battalions will pass adefile from the right in read of the Left by files in succefsion. 32nd Manuel Exercise 33rd Sword Exercise I have picked random lines to quote showing the use of "f" for "s" in many ocassions. Was that still a practice in the time of the Civil War? Can any one tell me just by looking at the above wording whether we are looking at a Civil War drill or a Revolutionary Drill? A million thanks in advance, Gail Flowe Honeycutt
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