Commissary

 commissary, historical building

The most important building on the frontier post, this warehouse held essential food and equipment for the soldiers. These supplies traveled up the Mississippi to the fort each spring, were unloaded at the landing below the fort and hauled up the steep landing road for storage. A winch carried the barrels of supplies to the four floors of the commissary, which, according to Colonel Snelling, could hold four years' worth of supplies. The east end of the building contained quartermaster goods including clothing, tools and equipment. The larger west end housed barrels of flour, salt pork, vinegar, whiskey and beans to feed the soldiers. The far west end of the top floor was an office for the post quartermaster and commissary officers and their clerks.
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