While we’re all spending a lot more time at home these days, keeping busy is important. This was also true of the soldiers stationed at Fort Walla Walla in the mid-to-late 1800s. In between all the duties, drills, shooting practice, and inspections, there was a variety of activities to keep the men occupied. Some of this information is documented in the historical record, recorded from oral histories passed down, or uncovered through archaeological excavations undertaken around the old fort.