Minute In It Series

Duration:

1 minute, 36 seconds

Take a look through the rooms that frontier enlisted men called their home, including the squad room with bunks enough for 68 men, the orderly room which was also known as the company headquarters, mess hall, and kitchen where the "food" was cooked.

 

Duration:

1 minute, 31 seconds

In our second instalment of Minute In It, we explore the Blacksmith Shop. In the Blacksmith Shop, various repairs and tools were made for the fort and wagons traveling the Santa Fe Trail. To this day, our forge is still firing strong. Enjoy as we dive into the world of the blacksmith and explore this time honored trade.

 

Duration:

1 minute, 42 seconds

Join us as we take a look at the hospital and some of the activities that might have gone on in the many rooms. Where you can find the hospital now and where this video was filmed is not the original location of the Post Hospital at Fort Larned. Originally, the Post Hospital was in an adobe structure north of the east barracks but moved to the Cavalry Barracks in 1871. Many of the patients in the hospital wouldn’t be suffering from battle wounds, but instead were there because of stomach issues.

 

Duration:

3 minutes, 31 seconds

Join us as we take an extended look at the hospital and some of the activities that might have gone on in the many rooms. Where you can find the hospital now and where this video was filmed is not the original location of the Post Hospital at Fort Larned. Originally, the Post Hospital was in an adobe structure north of the east barracks but moved to the Cavalry Barracks in 1871. Many of the patients in the hospital wouldn’t be suffering from battle wounds, but instead were there because of stomach issues.

 

Duration:

2 minutes, 36 seconds

Enjoy the overview of one misbehaving soldier, Private Michael Nicholas, stationed at Fort Larned in 1868 and the events surrounding his imprisonment. Originally built as a defensive position in response to a Kiowa raid in 1864, the Blockhouse was never used for its original purpose. Instead, to save money, the military turned it into their guardhouse where they kept misbehaving soldiers.

 

Duration:

5 minutes, 43 seconds

Among the collateral duties filled by enlisted men on post would be manning the Post Bakery. The amount of bread baked every day would depend on how many men would be stationed on post. It was very important to sustain a Post Bakery in order to provide the men with fresh bread and keep them a little happier than if they had to eat hardtack. While working in the bakery wasn’t the most action-packed place to work, there were some interesting events that happened to those working in the Post Bakery.