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	Topics Sibley tent Topic Home The Sibley tent or bell tent is a type of tentTent A tent is a shelter, consisting of sheets of fabric or other material draped over or attached to a frame of poles and/or rop... whose walls are held up by a single central polePole Pole may refer to:... . It has a circularCircular Circular may refer to:Circle, or something in the shape of a circle... floor planFloor plan A floor plan* in architecture and building engineering is a scale diagram of the arrangements of rooms in one story of a buil... of some 10 ft to 15 ft across. Guy ropes were connected every 2 ft around the top of the walls - these had to be carefully tensioned to hold the pole upright and keep the tent in shape. Iron reinforcements were added to the top opening. History The Sibley tent was invented by Henry Hopkins SibleyHenry Hopkins Sibley Henry Hopkins Sibley was a brigadier general during the American Civil War, fighting in the Confederate States Army in the N... , who had studied the tipiFacts About Tipi A tipi is a conical tent originally made of skins or birchbark and popularised by the American Indians of the Great Plains.... during the expeditions he carried out in the Old West. A patentPatent A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state to a patentee for a fixed period of time in exchange for the regul... was granted for his tent design on April 22, 1856 (no. 14,740). In accordance in an agreement with the Department of WarDepartment of War For a description of War departments see: Ministry of War... in 1858, he would have received five dollars for every tent they made. However, Sibley joined the Confederate States ArmyConfederate States Army The Confederate States Army was formed in February 1861 to defend the Confederate States of America, which had itself been f... after the outbreak of the American Civil WarAmerican Civil War The American Civil War was a sectional conflict in the United States of America between the federal government and 11 Sout... and did not receive the royaltyRoyalty Overview Royalty may refer to either:a Royal family, one or more of its members, of metonymically the whole country as a... . The Federal Army had used almost 44,000 Sibley tents during the war. After Sibley's death, his relatives attempted unsuccessfully to collect the royalties. See also LavvuLavvu The lavvu* is a temporary dwelling used by the Sami people of northern Scandinavia.... TipiTipi A tipi is a conical tent originally made of skins or birchbark and popularised by the American Indians of the Great Plains.... External links