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Monthly Archives: March 2017
Food And Coffee!
The most fascinating thing about a Civil War soldiers diet would be how soldiers would be satisfied with a cup a coffee. Coffee became a part of them. They would drink some before going to war and after. It seems … Continue reading
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Joel Sanchez : Food and Coffee in the Civil War
The most fascinating piece about both articles is that the drive to fight in the war was due to the coffee. Most of the rations that were given to the soldiers were sugar, coffee beans and hardtack, since these products … Continue reading
Wartime Diets
I did not find it strange that the soldiers heavily relied upon coffee. Modern day people rely on the beverage to give them the energy need to complete tasks through the day. I did not find anything fascinating about the … Continue reading
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Elaine Wu – Food and Coffee in the Civil War
AfterĀ reading both articles, I’ve noticed that coffee and food was very significant and dependent forĀ the soldiers during the Civil War especially for survival. Ā What I found most interesting in “How Coffee Fueled the Civil War”, article was that coffee helped … Continue reading
Homework #2
To think about how hard soldier had it back then it’s really interesting because instead of them enjoying the food, they just ate it to get full because there was nearly 2 millionĀ soldier. They food were so bad that a … Continue reading
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Hw#2 Food and Coffee in the Civil War
After reading both articles, I was able to think about soldier’s life and how hard it is for them to fight without a good nutrition. As we already know, food is an important part of our life and we can … Continue reading
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Upcoming Midterm Postponed to 3/21
Due to the impending snowstorm (andĀ the possibility classes may not run tomorrow) theĀ midterm is rescheduled to Tuesday MarchĀ 21st, 10 am in Atrium 631. Because we begin with the slide idās please make sure you arrive on time, otherwise you will … Continue reading
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Food and Coffee in the Civil War
Learning about the civil wars diet was very interesting for me to read about. One of the biggest problems I have is that I eat way too much. However, I donāt know how the soldiers could survive off small portion … Continue reading
Rabia Batool….Food and Coffee in the Civil War
Both articles were very detailed on Civil war soldiers’ difficulties. It’s hard for anyone to live the life they lived. Fighting in cold and not having enough to feed themselves or having uncooked, hard or not cooked at all food.Ā … Continue reading
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Timothy Rampersaud: Food and Coffee in the Civil War
After reading both articles, what I find most fascinating was how dependent soldiers were on coffee. Coffee fueled them to fight these wars and most times it was given to them right before a battle or after the battle occurred. … Continue reading
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