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I have a letter from the Civil War that lists horse meat three times on the weekly menu for the privates in 23rd Mass Company G. From Private Israel Elliott to his wife Mary of Beverly, Mass., March 31, 1864. "Army living is poor, of course. In the morning a pint of coffee and bread, Sunday Baked Beans for dinner, Monday 3 potatoes, salt horse, Tuesday the same, Wednesday stew beans, potatoes sliced up in them, poor dinner enough, Thursday fresh beef, Friday salt horse, Saturday fresh beef. But the boys are to have a treat now Capt. Raymond has brought a box of salt fish and they are to have it to morrow. Back ration money bought it. I think I shall not trouble the cook house tomorrow but the best we can do is to eat what there is. grumbling does no good. I did not expect wen I came into the army to live as well as I did."

Israel Elliott and his brother Charles both of Beverly Mass. were captured at the Second Battle of Drewry Falls and died while being transported from LIbby Prison to Andersonville the same day September 12, 1864). )

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