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Quartermaster-
Program Outline

Captain Swords, Quartermaster

THEME, GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Staff of Quartermaster Office checking in stock and doing paperwork.Theme:

  • The role of the quartermaster at Fort Scott was of vital importance as he was responsible for supplying all provisions to the soldiers, as well as building and maintaining their quarters.

Goals:

  • Describe the daily responsibilities of the Quartermaster Department
  • Give a brief explanation of Captain Thomas Swords at Fort Scott
  • Describe problems associated with the Quartermaster Department at Fort Scott

Objectives: After participating in this program, the student will be able to:

  • Name three types of supplies stored in the quartermaster storehouse.
  • Give the name of Fort Scott's first quartermaster.
  • List two activities that the Quartermaster Department was involved in at Fort Scott (e.g. building construction, repairing bridges, etc.).
  • Tell two problems associated with the sawmill at Fort Scott.

    Suggested Activities:

  • Presenters could go into character at beginning of program and pretend that they are chasing a rat in the storehouse.
  • Recruit a couple of the children to help count inventory
  • Have some very light boxes for the children to place on the scale.

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