The Commanding Officers' Quarters! At the dawn of American starfortery there was a compulsion to house all troops, be they private or general, in the same rough-and-ready digs. Equality! Fraternité! This naturally didn't last long, and surely in Fort Snellings' case, it seemed important for the commanding officer to have an impressive abode...the better to impress the heathen tribes that this fort was built to police.