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The Monotonous Diet of Billy Yank

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Fred Zilian

(This essay was originally published by the Newport Daily News as, “War Meals Were for Survival, not Great Taste,” September 6, 2013.) The Union soldier’s diet during the Civil War was sufficient to keep him alive and fighting, and distinctly … Continue reading →

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