ACW Infantry:               Calls for Skirmishers        Bugle Call Ditty:

                                      [and for troops on the march/in battle]

 

1.       Fix Bayonet

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It’s time to stick pigs and it’s time to stick pigs now

 

2.       Unfix Bayonet

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Take them o-off. Take them o-off,
put them Back in-to your sca-bbard. In-sert right Nowww

 

3.       Quick Time

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Well, it’s time to march Men it’s time to march
so let’s Pick up the pace boys and step right out

 

4.       Double Quick Time

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Something like Bonanza..quick double tongues

 

5.       The Run

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Sounds like Hollywood cavalry charge at first { fast}

 

6.       Deploy as Skirmishers

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Deploy as skir-mi-shers, skir-mi-shers, skir-mi-shers,
Deploy as
skir-mi-shers, skir-mi-shers, NOW

 

7.       Forward

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Swing your legs, Swing your legs, swing your little leggies;
Swing your legs, Swing your legs, swing ‘em real fast | REPEAT |
Don’t step off until AFTER the last note is played the second time through.

 

8.       In Retreat

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Fight your way Back, Fight your way Back, keep up the FI-RE but don’t turn your back REPEAT

 

9.       Halt

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Stop Your Feet! Stop Your Feet!

 

10.     By the Right Flank

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One time through Forward

Then “To the RIGHT! To the RIGHT!” (ending notes go up!)

 

11.     By the Left Flank

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One time through Forward

Then “Turn-to the LEFT! Turn-to the LEFT”!

 (ending notes go down)

 

12.     Commence Firing

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Aim Your Ri-fle. Time to pull the Trig-ger NOW!

One Two Three Four, 1 & 2 & 3 & {FIRE} this is a time pulse

 

13.     Cease Firing

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Cease Fire! Cease Fire! Cease Fire! Cease Fire!

 

14.     Change Direction to the right (Right Wheel)

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A Whe-el A Whe-el it’s time to go merry-go ro-und.

 Whe-el Right! Whe-el Right
(ending notes go up!)

 

15.     Change Direction to the left (Left Wheel)

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A Whe-el A Whe-el it’s time to go merry-go ro-und.

 Wheel..To the Left! Wheel..To the Left!
(ending notes go down!)

 

16.     Lie down

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All Lie down (2x) or Li ie down (2x)(downward notes) (G E C)

 

17.     Rise up

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All Rise Up (2x) or Ri-ise UP (2x) (G E C (sounds like NBC notes))

 

18.     Rally by fours

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Come Back Here (x3) and then repeat

Form a Square (x3) and then repeat

Ral-ly Fours! (x3) and then repeat

 

19.     Rally by sections

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Hardee's
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Casey's







Come Back Here (x3) Gee E-C-G (Down notes)

 

20.     Rally by Platoons

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Hardee's
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Casey's







Come Back Here (x3) tuka tut tuka tut tuka tut tut tut

 

21.     Rally upon the reserve

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They whipped our butts.

They whipped our butts.

It’s time to get back out of there

 

22.     Rally on the battalion

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They whipped our butts.

They whipped our butts.

It’s time to get back out of : tut ta tut ta tut…ta Geeeeeeeeeeee

 

23.     Assemble on the battalion

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We are the straightest shots in the who-ole wide world….
(same as 1st and 4th lines of Assembly!)

 

 


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