![]() ![]() ![]() Most of the terms listed above described enclosed lodgings with frames made of cut trees or tree limbs, covered with leafy branches or pine boughs. Continental troops had a number of names for these dwellings, such as "brush Hutt," "bush housen," "hemlock bowhouses," and "huts brush and leaves." Union troops used similar names – "brush shanty," "houses of boughs and blankets," "shelters of boughs," and "brush shelter." "Shebang" was a popular Federal term that, like the Revolutionary War British "wigwam," was used for a variety of constructs including brush and plank huts. During the American War for Independence (1775–1783) soldiers often built makeshift shelters to cover themselves when tents or buildings were unavailable. ![]()
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