A TYPICAL DAY FOR SOLDIERS: In Garrison

5:30 a.m.
Summer, Reveille.
6:30 a.m.
Winter, Reveille.
After rising, a soldier would fold his bed, clean his berth, wash, and hang up accoutrements.

7:45 a.m. Bugle Call — 15 minutes to dress before breakfast.
8:00 a.m. Breakfast in the Barracks.
After breakfast, preparation would begin for morning inspection.

10:00 a.m. Morning Parade.
After parade, soldiers would be assigned duties such as fatigues, punishment parade, etc...

11:45 a.m. Bugle call — 15 minutes to Dinner.
12:00 p.m. Dinner.
After dinner, soldiers would be doing drill or more fatigues.  Some were given free time which was used for school, gardening, heading into town, etc...

4:45 p.m. Bugle call — 15 minutes to Supper.
5:00 p.m. Supper.
After supper, more fatigues and free time.

8:00 p.m. Roll Call.
8:30 p.m. Back to Barracks.
9:00 p.m. Tattoo (lights out, from October 1 to April 30).

10:00 p.m. Tattoo (lights out, from May 1 to September 30)

Note: the word Tattoo is derived from the Dutch expression "doe den tap toe" which means "turn off the taps."  Tattoo was a marching ceremony usually performed by the Regimental Band of the Corps of Drums before lights-out.