Camp Moore's western parade ground edge lay south of this point beside the railroad line once used by the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad to bring thousands of troops from across Louisiana. Because there was no train depot at Camp Moore, the men disembarked in the town of Tangipahoa, one-half mile south, and marched to the camp. Along the edge of the field where it met the road stood a large two-story Commissary and Quartermaster House, where foodstuffs and quartermaster supplies were issued to the various companies. Nearby, along the edge of Beaver Creek, stood the sutlers' or merchants' shops, including several restaurant shanties and a photographer. Beaver Creek formed the southern boundary of Camp Moore, and beyond the bend in the road a large field opened into the main camp, where individual companies had their tents and company streets.