Category Archives: #studentHW

In my opinion, I don’t know how one can obtain an appetite after seeing multiple dead bodies. From learning about wars in my previous classes in high school, I never took into consideration about what they ate. Probably because it … Continue reading →

It is beyond imaginable what soldiers go through during the time of war, prior to this assignment I never even thought about what the soldiers would eat, let alone have the time to eat. Does a group of them sit out and … Continue reading →

  Some fascinating things I found about the civil war solider and their diet, was the use of coffee. They drank coffee everyday and they would tell stories about their morning brew. When the coffee was good they had it … Continue reading →

What fascinates me the most about the civil wars soldier’s diet is how unsanitary the foods can get.  The soldiers have to carry their portions of food as they travel and with almost no protections to keep the food safe. … Continue reading →

What I found fascinating about Civil War soldier’s diet is that coffee was the most important part of the meal. They had coffee with breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I believe drinking coffee it was the only culinary pleasure they had … Continue reading →

The articles named “Civil War Cooking: What the Union Soldiers Ate”, and “How Coffee Fueled the Civil War” were interesting and it was so sad to know that there were not many options for the soldiers about their daily diet. … Continue reading →

The Civil War was a terrible moment in America, especially for the soldiers. To have so eat such awful and un-sanitized food like raw meat, imagine how many viruses and bacteria are embedded within cow meat or pork meat, even … Continue reading →

Generally, during the Civil War, soldiers ate beef or pork, usually boiled and salted, coffee, sugar, salt, vinegar, dried fruits and vegetables if they were in season and a type of biscuit called hardtack which was made from unleavened flour … Continue reading →

In comparison to the articles that mentions the Civil War, the main food for soldiers is bread and coffee, which is common for people’s hunger in mind. Coffee is like the motivation to stay active as it’s interesting that soldiers … Continue reading →