Civil War Camp Life (Talking Points)
Civil War Army Rations
According to army regulations for camp rations, a Union soldier was entitled to receive daily:
12 oz of pork or bacon or 1 lb. of fresh or salt beef;
1 lb. of soft bread or flour
1 lb. of hard bread, or 1 lb. of cornmeal.
Per every 100 rations there was issued;
1 peck of beans or peas;
10 lb. of rice or hominy;
10 lb. of green coffee,
8 lb. of roasted and ground coffee, or 1 lb. 8 oz of tea;
15 lb. of sugar;
1 lb. 4 oz of candles,
4 lb. of soap;
1 qt of molasses.
The marching ration consisted of
1 lb. of hard bread,
3/4 lb. of salt pork or 1 1/4 lb. of fresh meat,
plus the sugar, coffee, and salt.
Coffee was the main staple of the Civil War soldier, usually drinking 3-4 QUARTS a day.
The ration lacked variety but in general the complaints about starvation by the older soldiers was largely exaggerated.
Confederate rations were largely the same, although because of logistical problems they were forced to reduce them.......
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