Such should always be the system adopted in camps of practice or manoeuvre, in cantonments, winter-quarters, or in intrenched positions.
We have adopted in our service the system of encamping in tents.

These may do very well under the ordinary circumstances; but in the active operations of a campaign they are exceedingly objectionable, as greatly encumbering the baggage-trains.

It would seem preferable to resort to bivouacs for the temporary camp of a single night, and to construct a regular system of huts where a position is to be occupied for any length of time.

This may be regarded as a general rule, but in certain countries and climates, the tent becomes almost indispensable.
Napoleon's views on this subject are certainly interesting, if not decisive of the question: "Tents," says he, "are not wholesome.

It is better for the soldier to bivouac, because he can sleep with his feet towards the fire; he may shelter himself from the wind with a few boards or a little straw.