To the right of the main gate stands a two-story limestone building, one of the two barracks for enlisted men. The eastern portion of the building served as a hospital. The first floor had mess rooms for eating, a kitchen, and a commandant's office. The men of Company B of the 1st Dragoons lived on the second floor. They slept 12 to each room and 2 to a bed. A soldier's military duties included patrolling the Neutral Ground and standing guard duty. The rest of their time was filled with jobs such as gardening, cutting firewood, caring for livestock, hauling water and supplies, butchering animals, and cutting ice.