Even though our tents vary far more widely in size and shape than those of 18th century armies, and in some cases the wrong ranks are quartered in the wrong tents, let’s work cooperatively with the quarter masters to establish camps that are as beautiful as they are functional. In other words, don’t get angry if you don’t like your ground assignment.

Authenticity

Visitors and dignitaries (including descendents of the people you portray) will have full access to your camps while the Fort is open. If ever there was a time to ratchet-up the authenticity of your camp, this is it. Think now, do you really want the take-away image of your camp to include coolers, air mattresses, Coleman lanterns, grocery store food containers, and all of those...chairs? You know the ones we mean.

Unit commanders are reminded that they are responsible for the security of their camps. We suggest that each unit, or group of small units, post a sentry in camp whenever the unit is away.

Early Arrivals

The arrival days for participants are Wednesday-Thursday, June 25-26, 2008. There will, no doubt, be stragglers who will arrive on Friday morning, June 27. This will be fine as long as they unload their vehicles and get them out of camp fast. The event begins officially at 9:00 am that Friday morning.

Arrivals before Wednesday, June 25, at 9:00 am will not be permitted without the permission of the event coordinator. Permission will be granted to those with sufficient reason. This would include people we have asked to volunteer, boat people who are planning a pre-event cruise on one of the lakes, or members of the event staff, etc. This goes for everybody.

Artillery Camps

Artillery units will be permitted to camp next to their guns, which will be placed in battery on hills overlooking Saturday and Sunday’s battlefield. The French and British quarter masters will direct artillery units to their ground.

Important Notice

The quarter masters’ watchwords will be uniformity and symmetry. We are determined that the camps at this event will look like military camps. For the purposes of this event, the tents in which enlisted men are quartered will be referred to as common tents, not “wedge tents.”

If the enlisted men of your unit expect to camp together, the first person to arrive will need to bring all of the unit’s common tents. Each tent must then be placed and eventually pitched on its assigned spot. If the enlisted men of your unit arrive one by one, each bringing his own tent, then they should not expect to camp with their brother soldiers. The quarter masters will complete a section of tent rows—leaving no gaps—then start on the next section. Spaces will NOT be reserved for people who have not yet arrived.

If your unit has enlisted men quartered in wall tents or marquees, they will be assigned to another section of the camp with other tents of like size.

If your unit’s common tents are of vastly different sizes from other tents (and here we are referring to the so-called “museum wedges” and other grossly over-sized tents), they will be assigned to another section of the camp with other tents of like size.