Foods of the American Civil War

Foods of the American Civil War were the provisions during the American Civil War with which both the Union and Confederate armies struggled to keep their soldiers provisioned adequately. == Northern rations == According to the Revised United States Army Regulations of 1861, the daily rations for an enlisted Union soldier included: 12 ounces of pork or bacon; or 1 pound 4 ounces of fresh or salt beef 1 pound 6 ounces of soft bread or flour; or 1 pound 4 ounces of cornmeal; or 1 pound of hard bread (hardtack).

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