Deshler turned to his staff-officers and ordered them to repeat the command to "stack arms," etc.
These preparations completed, orders were given for a platoon of each company to stack arms and go to a stream off to the right of the command, to fill their canteens and also those of the rest of their respective companies.
I ordered him to form his brigade, stack arms, hang the belts on the muskets, and stand waiting for orders.
We remained there an hour or so, when finally the command was given to stack arms, and the men were dismissed with orders to hold themselves in readiness to form in line, on the parade grounds, at a moment's warning.
Returning to the company, I gave the order to stack arms, which being done, the boys crowded around me, plying me with questions.
But a soldier in time of war has no control over his fate, and no option in the selection of the time when, nor the place where, it may be his lot to "stack arms" forever.
If the inspection is to include an examination of the equipment while in ranks, the captain, after closing ranks, causes the company to stack arms, to march backward until 4 paces in rear of the stacks and to take intervals.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "stack arms" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
