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Monthly Archives: March 2017
Food and Coffee in the Civil War
Soldiers are the hero in everybody’s mind because they had gone through the hardship of battle and devoted their whole life to bring the freedom to the people and country. After I read the article, I found the fascinating about … Continue reading
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g singh: Food and Coffee in the Civil War
What I found fascinating about the articles was that soldiers at that time of war were dependent on coffee. They would drink it before and after marches, during their patrol and during battle. It seemed that from a soldier’s diet … Continue reading
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Alfonso Gonzalez: Food and Coffee in the Civil War
The civil war was an egregious time for both sides of the war as there were many casualties and constant warfare. Although the diet of coffee and hard tack was especially interesting as it allowed the union soldiers to stay … Continue reading
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Louis Tejada – Food and Coffee in the Civil War
After reading both articles, what I found fascinating about a Civil War soldier’s diet was that the Union soldiers were fed pork or beef which was usually salted and boiled to extend the shelf life. Also, they were given coffee, … Continue reading
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Wen Yong Huang- Food and Coffee in the Civil War
Soldiers are the courageous heroes who brought peace to a country. In the life of the battle, they had experienced many physical and spiritual challenges which many of us had not gone through. Hence, these kind of challenges may decreased … Continue reading
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Homework #2: Food and Coffee in the Civil War
If you had a choice, which would you give up? Food? Or coffee? In class, we looked at the photography of the Civil War and the difficulties of producing photographs during war, especially with the wet-plate collodion process. To help … Continue reading
Short List for Midterm Exam
I have posted the short list for the midterm exam under Class Downloads/Slide Lists. Any image you see on the midterm will be taken from this list. Please take time to review the Exam Format for the midterm. The exam … Continue reading