Confederate DietAte:
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Union DietAte:
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- Hardtack was cheap to make and easy to transport, and lasted a LONG time
- Soldiers broke teeth on hardtack
- Weevils and maggots lived in hardtack crackers, so they called it "worm castles"
- Cooked meat on coals; supplies were too heavy to carry
- If you wanted to cook food in a pan you had to carry the pan throughout battles and treacherous trips