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Title: Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1911 Corrected to April 15, 1917 (Changes Nos. 1 to 19)
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CORRECTED TO APRIL 15, 1917 (Changes Nos. 1 to 19)
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WAR DEPARTMENT Document No. 394 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF
WAR DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF, _Washington, August 19, 1911._
The following System of Drill Regulations for Infantry, prepared by a board of officers consisting of Lieut. Col. John F. Morrison, Infantry; Capt. Merch B. Stewart, Eighth Infantry; and Capt. Alfred W. Bjornstad, Twenty-eighth Infantry, is approved and is published for the information and government of the Regular Army and the Organized Militia of the United States. With a view to insure uniformity throughout the Army, all infantry drill formations not embraced in this system are prohibited, and those herein prescribed will be strictly observed.
LEONARD WOOD, _Major General, Chief of Staff._