CHAPTER III.

HOW THE SOLDIERS WERE SHELTERED.

The Distinction Noted Between the Militia and the U. S. Volunteers—The Oath of Muster—Barracks Described—Sibley or Bell Tents—A or Wedge Tents—Spooning—Stockading—Hospital or Wall Tents—Dog or Shelter Tent Described—Chumming—Pitching Shelters—Stockaded Shelters—Fireplaces—Chimneys—Door Plates—“Willard’s Hotel”—“Hole in the Wall”—Mortars and Mortar Shelling before Petersburg 43