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Regulations For The Army Of The United States

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Regulations for the order and discipline of the troops of the United States “The Blue Book” Barron Friedrich Wilhelm Steuben wrote the regulations for the order and discipline of the troops of the United States in the winter of 1778. The Continental Army spent that winter at Valley Forge under the command of General George Washington. The army was a group of raw untrained farmers and to this point in the war had perfected only one military maneuver, the retreat. The true history of the Barron’s military experience is in question. For the beleaguered Continental Army the Barron and what became to be known as the U.S. Army’s blue book of drill and ceremony could not have come at a more crucial time for General Washington and his army. The overall idea of the Barron’s regulations for the army was to bring standardization of how the army performed every aspect of their daily life. The idea of standardization to any army is paramount to its success. The Continental Army at this point had very little if any among its ranks. It is very important for an army to march the same, shot the same, dress the same and to become a group that acts as one. Doing all these exercises together not only creates a cohesive unit but also a feeling of Esprit De Corps a feeling of connection from one soldier to another it binds them to one another. An army with a high Esprit De Corps will fight with more intensity and with a great deal of

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