lol! that's not funny sir fotosdenada, you made me laugh at a tragedy. lol. Just think, those green recruits probably thought they were going to the Wild West for a fun adventure. They were very short on soldiers though. That was a third of their force and the commander was on high alert because he knew the Indians could take the fort if they wanted to.
I think they thought the fort had more men and weaponry than they actually had.