What is Camp in Washington?

After the Battle of Bull Run, a camp is set up in Washington. Finally nearing ninety thousand soldiers, it has a number of different personalities, depending upon the weather and time of year. At first, it is pictured as a place of sightseeing and disorder as new replacement troops pour in. There are eventually log structures that house the men. Latrines are dug to take away the sewage, and it becomes a muddy mire when the rains come or the snow melts. The paths between different areas are named after streets in Minnesota, and it becomes almost a city, even having hospitals that are generally converted schoolhouses.