Housing, Military
Housing, Military.The U.S. Constitution specifically prohibited the European practice of quartering soldiers in private homes. The Quartermaster Corps, founded June 1775, was responsible for the construction of training cantonments and more permanent structured camps. During the Revolutionary War, tents were issued to soldiers in the campaign season, providing shelter for up to six men. Lack of textiles caused tent shortages—a trend that would continue through American history. For winter quarters, lumber, brick, or stone and related supplies were issued for more substantial structures.
In the War of 1812, the Quartermaster Corps again struggled to provide sufficient quantities of tentage. Afterwards, the War Department decreed that the Army Corps of Engineers would be responsible for constructing barracks; the Quartermaster Corps would focus...
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