p.

reserve fall into line and "present arms"
and the officer in command answers
any questions that may be put to him
and the sentinels, as the grand rounds
approach, salutes and answers such questions
as may be asked and if the sentinel gives
evidence that he does not understand his
business, the grand rounds will perhaps
attempt to pass the lines, generaly at full
gallop but if he knows what he is about;
before we reach the line by ten paces, he
will give the command "Halt" which brings
us up Standing but sometimes they loose their
wits and forget to give the command until
after we are all by - then the poor fellow
gets a talking to

At 12 Midnight we went the rounds again
and it [?] only that every one had to
halt us at thirty paces and ask who comes
there, the answer is "friends with the counter-
sign", as "grand rounds", when the order is
dismount, friends, or grand rounds and advance
when one of the party, generaly an orderlies for
that purpose dismounts, goes forward and gives
the countersign while the rest remains behind
until that is given as a sentinel is not to
allow more than one to approach him at a
time in the night

Sentinels Sometimes fall asleep at this post
some of our regiment were found in that
condition by the Colonel only a short time since
he did not treat them very harshly but
punnished them enough so that they will
be apt to remember it