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Commanding Officer's Quarters:
As in most military posts, rank had its privileges. ... The Commanding Officer's home [w]as not only centrally located but also the largest.
In Fort Union, the Office of the Commanding Officer, located in his quarters, was the operational center of the Post. Everything was directed from here -- stable cleaning, a day long patrol along the Santa Fe Trail, or a complicated month-long campaign involving hundreds of troops. |