The Drill Network http://home.att.net/~Rebmus/ScottsSotC.htm has SCOTT on line. IMHO one of the biggest holes in our drill knowledge is caused by the lack of a SCOTT'S TACTICS reprint. As you read the manuals in order you see that they're much more like dictionary updates wit a few items added and deleted rather than new efforts.

419. The whole company being assembled on its ground, the sergeants, by the command fall in, will cause the rank and file (corporals and privates) to form in one rank, faced to the right, and in the order of height from right to left, the tallest man on the right, (now head of the rank,) the next tallest man immediately covering the first, and so on to the left or rear of the rank, in which position will be placed the shortest man.

420. This being promptly effected by the sergeants, the first sergeant will command:

Front- FACE.

421. The left guide (second sergeant) will now place himself on the left of the rank, and the first sergeant will promptly command:

1. In three (or two) ranks, form company.
2. By the left flank.
3. Left- FACE.
4. MARCH.

422. At the third command, the whole rank will face to the left, except the guide and the man on the left, who stand fast.

423. At the command march, the whole of the men who have faced to the left, will step off together; the second on third men, counting from the left, will place themselves in the centre and rear ranks respectively, behind the man next to the guide, and face to the front; the three following men will in like manner, on closing up, form the next file, and all the other men will come successively to form files, three deep, to the right of those already established.

424. Two ranks, from one, will be formed in like manner, and on the same principle.

425. The rank and file being formed in files, three (or two) deep, the captain will cause the files to be numbered from right to left, the platoons to be marked, and the officers, sergeants, corporals, (the latter by slight transposings, see No. 37,) pioneer, and filed music to be posted as prescribed, Title I.