For a soldier in the civil war, marched all day in the grueling heat, should be very exhausted. The food is very important to them. Without food and water an army soon disintegrates into nothing more than a lot of starving people with no energy or will to fight. During battles and when food was scarce soldier’s primary source of substance often came from hardtack. Hardtack is basically bread, but more unpalatable than bread. Coffee was a treasured beverage during the war, coffee can keep them awake after many hours of weary duty. I can not imagine my life without coffee. The food provides basic energy to the soldiers. But the coffee gives the soldiers a spiritual energy. It is a kind of lifestyle. This is a match, coffee represents life, hardtack represents the food shortage during the war.
