Shortly,I will be driving south to Wauconda, Illinois, for the annual Civil War Days Re-enactment.
My Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp will have a recruitment tent set up which I will man when I'm not ambulating over the grounds at the Lake County Discovery Museum on the Forest Preserve grounds.
Just reading the publicity about the event I found out about tents and lodging used by soldiers.
CAMPAIGN TENTS were the two-man variety and used when operating on the campaign trail.
GARRISON TENTS were pitched when troops were staying put for several weeks or longer. They were often the Wedge A-Frame tents that slept 4-6 or the larger Sibley tents that resembled tee pees and slept 14-16.
WINTER ENCAMPMENT QUARTERS were often log cabins with all sorts of soldier luxuries.
There will also be am 1863 Summer Agricultural Fair and a Confederate Council of War.
Looking Forward to It. --Old B-Runner
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