Scottdavid
Full Member
I've read about a Continental troop encampment set up along a creek. Encampment layout was also highly regimented in precisely spaced rows, with kitchen and supplies in the rear - the "Waggons", lt. and lt. colonels in the center, captains in front of them, and non-commissioned officers and infantry all the way up front. Would part of the practical purpose of setting up along a creek be for cleaning their supplies, bathing, drinking? Or is that just a coincidence of stopping at a comfortable or strategic location.
When searching a suspected encampment area, would you spend most of your time along the creek edge or further in? For those of you who are Rev War buffs, were Continental encampments (let's say a troop count of about 10,000) in reality pretty spread out vs. tightly bunched?
When searching a suspected encampment area, would you spend most of your time along the creek edge or further in? For those of you who are Rev War buffs, were Continental encampments (let's say a troop count of about 10,000) in reality pretty spread out vs. tightly bunched?