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| A ration is a food allowance for one day or a fixed allowance of provisions or food for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage. |
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Around 3 1/8 inches long 2 7/8 inches wide and 1/2 inch thick
Hard as a rock and usually moldy from being boxed to long
Usually it was broken and soaked in coffee |
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The Beans were dried white navy beans
They were soaked and sometimes cooked overnight if possible
Every hundred rations were issued one peck of beans |
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Not always enough supply of fresh beef, so salt pork or salt beef were substituted
A Union soldier received 12 ounces of pork or bacon daily
It’s a known fact that there were more casualties from illness than enemy action |
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The North bought the best coffee they could buy and the South bought anything they could buy
Soldiers relied on Coffee to wake them up in the morning and put them to bed at night
The South sometimes substituted coffee with corn, rye, acorns, okra seed, can stalks, parched rice, wheat, cotton seed, English peas, peanuts, beans, and sometimes sweet potatoes |
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Scurvy-a vitamin C defiancy, a disease marked by swollen and bleeding gums, livid spots on the skin, bleeding under the skin, and extreme weakness
Color Blindness-inability to distinguish one or several hues of color with shades of gray, black, and white |
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At times the food was cooked
Men learned to boil their food themselves
Many were afraid of eating raw meat
The food was preserved but the bread was usually moldy
Families would send canned goods to their families during the war |
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