Food+of+Soldiers

__What i already know:__ __Who:__ The soldiers and the different people __What:__ Different kinds of food, on and off the battle field. __Where:__ The North and the South __When:__ 1861-1865 __Why:__ It could be because of the transportation and the heating facilities. __How:__ I don't know. __What I want to know:__ __Who?__ Did different sides (union or confederate) eat different food? Did the rich and poor and the slaves all eat differently? __What?__ What did the slaves, rich, poor, and soldiers eat? __Where?__ Where did the different type of people get their food? __When?__ When did they eat the food? Specific times or no? __Why?__ Why did the people eat what they did? __How?__ How did they cook the food and how did they get the food? __How did the Civil War effect this?__ They might of limited the food they could get sice the war cost money. __My research strategy:__ __Who?__ I will ask Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Brem, and i could also ask Mrs. Brolan. __What?__ Book, textbooks, websites. and encyclopedias. __When?__ During class or after class. __Where?__ The CTMS library and and the public library. __How?__ I will use my thesis statement and research questions to figure out what to look for and what to take notes on. Key words for searching: " Food during the Civil War" " Appliances for heating food during the Civil War" " Food that the soldiers are during the Civil War"
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Food and food preparation during the Civil War Era, helped meet the needs of the soldiers and civilians; while influencing the American food of today. It's hard to imagine that even back then they enjoyed the same great food we do today. During the Civil War, the food became very scarce but they made it through with what they had.

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Even with the sectional differences the North and The South both influenced today's food. In the South the people enjoyed stews and barbecue, and for the North the ate the Virginia ham, Boston beans and the New England Chowders. Across the United States families also enjoyed apple and cherry pies (peach and pumpkin in the south). Even with the Sectional differences during the Civil War, today we all enjoy the foods of the North and the South. At home the main diet consisted of bread and rice for the grain, milk, butter, and cheeses covered the dairy. They also ate vegetable covered in pork or bacon fat, and either boiled, roasted, or friend meat. Today, we also eat the same food the people ate during the Civil War.(Feeding the Soldiers, The American Civil War).

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The objects they used for cooking are also similar for what we use today. During the Civil War, they sold mustard, vinegar or other spices in glass condiment bottles with narrow necks, to shake out the perfect amount of seasoning. We commonly see the old condiment bottles for ketchup. It's weird to know that's what they used back in the 1860's. Another object they used was the reserving or storage jars. The stored a variety of food including, stewed fruits and vegetables. They were covered with "tin, wood, ceramic lids and sealed with wax." We see these sometimes for storing cookies, or other food items. Also sometimes you see a candle in a container like this one. Lastly, they used the agate ware cake mold. Commonly known as (Turks Head) because the shape of the cake mold looked like a turban. The "spout" in the middle helped for the heat to travel to the center of the cake. (Objects, 1800-1850: Food Preparation. At Home in a house divided) Agate ware cake mold is similar to what we use to make bunt cakes. It inspired that circular shape of today's bunt cake ) Most of these items we see and use today.

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The soldiers food was not very fancy and they did not have a great variety. They salted and smoked their meat and dried or canned the fruit. Their diet consisted of meat,coffee,sugar, and hardtack. The way that the soldiers preserved the food is similar what we do today. Today we can buy canned fruit and for example prunes. Also, if you but frozen beef you will see that it contains large amounts of sodium. (Civil War Food.Gett Kidz.) Coffee was the most important food item in the Soldiers diet. Excess coffee was used to trade when the Confederate and Union soldiers meet between the picket lines. The North traded coffee for the tobacco of the South. Even though the Union and South were separated food you learn that food can always bring people together despite differences. (Feeding the Soldiers). (The American Civil War). If the march was approaching the soldiers would cook everything and then store it in their haversack. A haversack is a "canvas" bag that they carried on their soldiers. The bag had cloth in the inside that they could remove and wash. This helped the solders during the war. If they had to fight they didn't have to worry about getting food because it would be right with them. (Civil War Food, Gett Kidz.) During the Civil War food was becoming even more gross and scarce than it was. At Vicksburg, soldiers ate the meat of rats, mules, dogs, horses. They also ate cane roots and even grass! It took a while for the North to create the food supply of the the South and even longer to weaken the Southern Army. In the South the supply of food decreased rapidly during the Civil War. The soldiers however suffered more than the ones at home. The ate "parched corn, wormy hardtack and blue beef jerky. They were lucky to even get beans or corn bread. It was really hard on the South to get food. The Southern Army suffered more the North, which meant a weaker army. (Feeding the Soldiers,The American Civil War)

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In- Conclusion food influenced American's food of today. Today, we the boil, roast, and fry meat just like they did. Also, we eat about the same diet the people during the Civil War ate. We use the same food items they did. We use condiment bottles, storage jars, and agate ware cake mold. Through the Civil War food became very low, especially in the South. The people and the soldiers suffered greatly. The food became less and gross. Imagine eating rats, dogs, or grass! We wouldn't have what we call American food without the people of the Civil War starting it first.

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