▁days ▁a ▁week , ▁twenty - four ▁hours ▁a ▁day . ▁In ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁month , ▁Leg ion ▁Ville ▁had ▁grown ▁to ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 0 ▁buildings ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁five ▁times ▁larger ▁than ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Pitts burgh . ▁Single ▁story ▁wooden ▁bar ra cks ▁were ▁built ▁for ▁the ▁en list ed ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁drag o ons , ▁inf antry , ▁art illery ▁and ▁rif le - cor ps . ▁Offic ers ▁of ▁the ▁drag o ons ▁and ▁art illery ▁had ▁two - story ▁buildings . ▁Major ▁General ▁Wayne ' s ▁house ▁and ▁the ▁hospital ▁were ▁two - story ▁log ▁cab ins ▁with ▁chim ne ys ▁on ▁both ▁sides . ▁ ▁The ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁canton ment ▁was ▁about ▁. ▁Est im ates ▁of ▁the ▁personnel ▁at ▁Leg ion ▁Ville ▁vary , ▁but ▁ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁is ▁the ▁popular ▁figure . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁After ▁all ▁Wayne ' s ▁forces ▁had ▁been ▁properly ▁quarter ed , ▁training ▁started ▁in ▁earnest . ▁The ▁troops ▁fired ▁at ▁targets ▁every ▁day ▁as ▁Wayne ▁wanted ▁marks men . ▁Bay on et ▁dr ills , ▁hand - to - hand ▁combat , ▁mock ▁batt les ▁and ▁over night ▁enc amp ments ▁outside ▁the ▁installation ▁were ▁also ▁common . ▁The ▁drag o ons ▁( c aval ry ) ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Captain ▁Robert ▁Mis C amp bell ▁built ▁an ▁obst acle ▁course ▁south ▁of ▁Leg ion ▁Ville . ▁The ▁art illery ▁lie uten ants ▁and ▁capt ains ▁built