100.  To return the prisoners to the guardroom and cells, the sergeant commands; 1. Prisoners, 2. Right(or_left)_,_ 3.  FACE, 4. Columnright_(or_left)_, 5.  MARCH.

The prisoners, under the same supervision as before, return to their proper rooms or cells.

101.  To close the guard. the sergeant commands:  1. Left(or_ right), 2.  FACE, 3. Forward, 4.  MARCH, 5. Guard, 6.  HALT, 7. Right(or_left)_, 8.  FACE.

The left or right half only of the guard, as indicated, executes the movement.

102.  If there be but few prisoners, the sergeant may indicate the point of division as above, and form the necessary interval by the commands:  1. Right(or_left)_step_, 2.  MARCH:  3. Guard, 4.  HALT, and close the intervals by the commands:  1. Left(or_right)_step_, 2.  MARCH, 3. Guard, 4.  HALT.

103.  If sentinels are numerous, reliefs may, at the discretion of the commanding officer, be posted in detachments, and sergeants, as well as corporals, required to relieve and post them.

SECTION 6.  CORPORAL OF THE GUARD.

104.  A corporal of the guard receives and obeys orders from none but noncommissioned officers of the guard senior to himself, the officers of the guard, the officer of the day, and the commanding officer.

105.  It is the duty of the corporal of the guard to post and relieve sentinels and to instruct the members of his relief in their orders and duties.

106.  Immediately after the division of the guard into reliefs the corporals will assign the members of their respective reliefs to posts by number, and a soldier so assigned to his post will not be changed to another during the same tour of guard duty, unless by direction of the commander of the guard or higher authority.  Usually, experienced soldiers are placed over the arms of the guard, and at remote and responsible posts.

107.  Each corporal will then make a list of the members of his relief, including himself.  This list will contain the number of the relief, the name, the company, and the regiment of every member thereof, and the post to which each is assigned.  The list will be made in duplicate, one copy to be given to the sergeant of the guard as soon as completed, the other to be retained by the corporal.

108.  When directed by the commander of the guard, the corporal of the first relief forms his relief, and then commands:  CALL OFF.

Commencing on the right, the men call off alternately rear and front rank, “one,” “two,” “three,” “four,” and so on; it in single rank, they call off from right to left.  The corporal then commands:  1. Right, 2.  FACE, 3. Forward, 4.  MARCH.

The corporal marches on the left, and near the rear file, in order to observe the march.  The corporal of the old guard marches on the right of the leading file, and takes command when the last one of the old sentinels is relieved, changing places with the corporal of the new guard.