Old Tents. New Tents. Tent 3 yards. 5 yards. From the front pole of the tent to picket rope 3 3 For the horse 6 6 For the dung 2 2 -- -- 14 yards. 16 yards. The breadth of a row in front, whether of infantry or cavalry, being multiplied by the number of rows, and the product subtracted from the whole extent of front for a battalion of infantry, or a squadron of cavalry, will leave the space for the streets, which are generally divided as follows: For the infantry, 59¹⁄₂ feet each. For the cavalry, 30 feet each between the tents. For the cavalry, 46 feet each between the horses. The following is the distribution of the depth of a camp of infantry or cavalry, when the ground permits. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- _Distribution of the Depth of a Camp._ _Infantry._ _Cavalry._ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yards. Yards. From the quarter guard parade to the line of parade of battalion 62 From this first line of parade}serjeant’s tents 16 to the front of the }quarter master’s -- 24 N. B. _These tents open to the front._ To the first picket of horses -- 5 Infant. for every tent in depth Infant. old pattern, 9 feet Infant. new pattern, 15 feet Cavalry: for every horse, 3 feet _The soldiers tents for the infantry open to the streets. The cavalry tents front to the horses heads._ Suppose infantry 12 tents deep, old pattern} 36 60 Suppose cavalry, 60 horses, old pattern } From the last tent of infantry, or the last horse of the cavalry, to the front of the subalterns’ tents 15 12 _These tents open to the rear._ To the front of the line of captains 15 15 _These open to the front. The captains and subalterns in the rear of their troops or companies._ To the front of the field officers 10 15 _Open to the front, opposite the outside street of the battalion._ To the colonel’s 10 10 _Opens to the front, opposite the main street of the battalion._ To the staff officers 10 14 _Open up the streets next the main street._