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Where tents were provided, they were either of the wedge pattern or the bivouacking tent of black cloth, and in the hot sun of a Virginia summer absorbed the sun's rays till they were like ovens; many of the sick were put into the cabins and miserable shanties of the vicinity, and not unfrequently in the attics of these, where amid the intense heat they were left without food or drink except when the Sanitary Commission's agents or some of the ladies connected with other organizations, like Mrs. Harris, ministered to their necessities.— Woman's Work in the Civil War A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience
They lay there like a bivouacking army, their bodies disposed loosely, some upon their backs, still sleeping heavily; many just sitting up, awakened by the clatter of the cook's big iron spoon against a tin pan Behind the tent, picketed in rows by short ropes, were the horses and mules.— Under Handicap A Novel
The weather was first-class for bivouacking, the trees were in full leaf, and gave a delightful shade, while the ground was covered with a good sound turf Foraging parties were sent out immediately, and the villagers who had met us promised to go and induce their friends to return.— With Kelly to Chitral
He found bivouacking was not suitable to the character of the English soldier.— Little Memoirs of the Nineteenth Century
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