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Both the Subsistence Storehouse and the Quartermaster
Storehouse had a separate office and storage room containing
supplies for sale to officers and enlisted men |
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Another view of the interior of the Subsistence
Storehouse. |
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The Laundresses' Quarters. The officers were not willing
to do without the services of the Laundresses'. The base commander
thought it was a luxury. |
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The Laundresses' Quarters were constructed without restrictions imposed
to cut costs. It consisted of four rooms with a fireplace in each for
heating. |
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The base Hospital, which unfortunately stayed full with
cases of Colds, Pneumonia, and sometimes Measles and Smallpox. |
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Most comparable Posts had neither a Hospital nor a
Surgeon, so the Fort was fortunate in this respect. |
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The Hospital had limited space and only one Matron, so it
was assumed it had only 20 beds. |
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This assumption was based on an 1862 Army regulation,
allowing one Matron per 20 patients. |
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The powder magazine was where the Fort stored it's powder
and munitions. It was built without windows, believing an explosion
would vent through the roof. |
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The Guardhouse was where offenders, usually from
drunkenness, were locked up. |
