CHAPTER VIII.
Transportation. By Rail. By Sea. Embarkation. Care of Animals. Food for Animals. Diseases of Animals on Shipboard. Disembarkation.
TRANSPORTATION OF ARTILLERY.
TO EMBARK AND DISEMBARK ARTILLERY AND ARTILLERY STORES—GENERAL RULES.
When artillery and its stores are to be shipped for an expedition, prepare first a list of all the articles, stating their number, weight of each, and the total weight of each kind.
Furnish the quartermaster with an exact return of the command, showing number of officers, enlisted men, and animals and weight of baggage; also a copy of the order directing the movement.
In estimating the weights allow double for that of bulky articles which occupy much space without weighing much.
Divide the total quantity to be transported among the vessels, and make statements in duplicate of the articles on board each vessel, one of which lists should go with the vessel and the other with the officer shipping the stores.