Wartime fare gives Memorial Day a taste of history paramuspost :: 2007-05-20; What's on the menu for Memorial Day? ... All were staples of a Civil War soldier's diet, according to William C. Davis in "The Civil War Cookbook." None was delicious, but the ingredients were available even when food was scarce.
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9 groups discussing staples printing ... a staple on the civil war soldiers menu Staple bound. 39 pages. Available wholesale ... "Making Do" Or Substitutions of Scarce Items during the Civil War, by Virginia Mescher - Of particular ... No great battles were won or lost here, yet the Civil War movie "Gods and ...
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Topics frequently discussed: a soldier s story, all star glass, attire themes, been collected from their country, bling shirts, body suit, body suits, brats dress up, button up shirts, causes of civil war, ... a staple on the civil war soldiers menu Staple bound. 39 pages. Available wholesale ... "Making Do"
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By Alison Freehling, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. ... May 18--NEWPORT NEWS -- Think the officers and crewmen aboard the USS Monitor dined on cold porridge and the like during the Civil War? Not quite.
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Marcy [1812-1887] was a captain of the U.S. Army. Prior to the Civil War he served in the West, forging new trails and escorting wagon trains. That made him an expert in stores and provisions. In his own words: ... Sourdough bread was a staple of the forty-niners.
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Civil War soldier food was typically very simple fare - often consisting of meat, coffee, sugar and hardtack - ... The Union soldiers had hardtack, also referred to as "tooth dullers" or "sheet iron crackers". Hardtack was manufactured in large factories in the North and was a staple food for the Union soldiers. ... Main Menu...
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Meat was the staple of almost every diet, ... Those hardships were often shared by soldier and civilian alike in a war that frequently blurred the distinctions of people in and out of uniform. ... Bibliography: Davis, William C. Civil War Cookbook, Courage Books, 2003; Mitchell, Patricia B. Register and Bee, Danville, Virginia,
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Marching and fighting drill was part of the daily routine for the Civil War soldier. ... Coffee was a most desirable staple and some soldiers considered the issue of coffee and accompanying sugar more important than anything else. Coffee beans were distributed green so it was up to the soldiers to roast and grind them.
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"If there is any place on God's fair earth where wickedness 'stalketh abroad in daylight' it is in the army," wrote a Confederate soldier in a letter to his family back home. Indeed, life in the army camps of the Civil War was fraught with boredom, mischief, fear, disease, and death.
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