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Mess Hall

four large wooden tables with benches inside large room

A company of soldiers ate in the mess hall. The company was divided into four squads of 12 privates each. One source reveals that each squad sat at its own table; hence, there were four tables in the mess hall. By regulation, the tables and the mess hall had to be maintained to the utmost neatness. By design and upkeep, mess halls were not only efficient but also relatively sanitary places to serve the soldiers their meals.

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Fort Scott National Historic Site, Code: FOSC

Latitude: 37.8442416666667, Longitude: -94.7050805555556, Elevation: 256.006176016469

Fort Scott National Historic Site, Bourbon County, Kansas
Latitude: 37.8436012268066, Longitude: -94.7042999267578

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