Sutler
![Sutler's tent at the Siege of Petersburg during the American Civil War](/Images/godic/202502/14/Sutlers_tent_petersburg_01730v0001.jpg")
A sutler or victualer is a civilian merchant who sells provisions to an army in the field, in camp, or in quarters. Sutlers sold wares from the back of a wagon or a temporary tent, traveling with an army or to remote military outposts. Sutler's wagons were associated with the military while chuck wagons served a similar purpose for civilian wagon trains and outposts.