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Provisional Army of the Confederacy


1st South Carolina Artillery Battalion

Columbia Flying Artillery/ 1st Michigan Light Artillery



Battalion Headquarters 29 April 2010

Occupied Cross Hill SC



Special Order 4/2010



The Battalion Safety SOP is amended as follows:



1) Rapid Fire of cannon is prohibited.

2) Gun drill is amended as follows:

A) Wet sponging procedure is changed. The gun crewmember wet sponging will spend a full 10 seconds after touching the breach sponging out embers.

B) Dry sponging procedure is changed. The gun crewmember dry sponging will spend a full 10 seconds after touching the breach sponging out embers.

C) Ramming the round procedure is changed. The gunner ramming home the charge will remain in the “safe area” for a full 10-second interval before touching the rammer.

3) The Gun Commander (Gunner) will insure that a full 2 minutes has elapsed between discharge of the gun & the beginning of the next loading cycle. Further, he will insure that a full 3 minutes elapses between firing & reloading of the piece. This is to be timed & adhered to!

4) The Gun Commander will handle each round as the powder runner brings it up. He will check the powder end for proper overlap & sealing of the round.

5) Gun Drill is not optional. It is to be conducted each day we fire.

Please direct any questions to Major Kateman or myself.



By Order of The Commander,





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Richard “Duke” Bohland

Major (CS), Commanding