Clarence R. Geier is professor emeritus of anthropology at James Madison University, is coeditor of From These Honored Dead: Historical Archaeology of the American Civil War. David Orr professor emeritus of anthropology at Temple University, is coeditor of Historical Archaeology of the Revolutionary War Encampments of Washington’s Army.Matthew Reeves is director of archaeology for the Montpelier Foundation and adjunct associate professor of anthropology at James Madison University.

• List of FiguresList of TablesForewordPart I. Introduction and BackgroundClarence R. Geier, David G. Orr, and Matthew B. Reeves1. “I Am Now Very Comfortably Situated for the Winter Having a Very Nice Chimney Attached to My Tent, and Everything That Tends to Make This Unhappy Life Pleasant and Agreeable”Clarence R. Geier, David G. Orr, and Matthew B. Reeves2. Blueprint for Nineteenth-Century Camps: Castramentation, 1778–1865Joseph W. A. WhitehornePart II. Survey and Management of Civil War EncampmentsMatthew B. Reeves, Clarence R. Geier, and David G. Orr3. Finding Civil War Sites: What Relic Hunters Know, What Archaeologists Should and Need to KnowBryan L. Corle and Joseph F. Balicki4. Guarding the Junction: The Encampment of the 14th New Jersey InfantryBrandon S. BiesPart III. Encampment Plan and LayoutClarence R. Geier, David G. Orr, and Matthew B. Reeves5. “Masterly Inactivity”: The Confederate Cantonment Supporting the 1861–1862 Blockade of the Potomac River, Evansport, VirginiaJoseph F. Balicki6. Civil War Housing Insights from Camp Nelson, KentuckyW. Stephen McBride and Kim A. McBridePart IV. Encampment Architecture and Material CultureDavid G. Orr, Clarence R. Geier, and Matthew B. Reeves7. “Right Nice Little House[s]”: Winter Camp Architecture of the American Civil WarDean E. Nelson8. Under the Forest Floor: Excavations at a Confederate Winter Encampment, Orange, VirginiaMatthew B. Reeves and Clarence R. Geier9. “Beautiful Confusion”: The Archaeology of Civil War Camp Life in an Urban ContextGarrett R. Fesler, Matthew R. Laird, and Hank D. Lutton10. Cabin in Command: The City Point Headquarters of Ulysses S. GrantDavid G. OrrPart V. Conclusions and BeginningsDavid G. Orr and Clarence R. GeierList of ContributorsIndex

“Answering how physical place shaped Civil War soldier experience requires untraditional historical approaches. . . . [Huts and History] employs historical archeology to investigate the makeup and geography of soldier camps. . . . The volume serves as a call to action for further investigation of place in soldier studies and for better preservation of neglected Civil War campsites. ”—H-Net“Reminds historians that encampments have been overlooked in favor of battlefields, even though the former were more numerous and the venue for most of soldier life. . . . Every study in this book reinforces the argument that historians ought to take encampment sites and military archaeology more seriously.”—Journal of Southern History