I believe it was hardtack. It is a kind of cracker that is very hard to bite.
People don't eat dessert during a battle. It is not a party.
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A battle is not a living thing and as a result, does not eat.
The Union's forces ate horses, dogs, and anything else that they could find, including mice.
The Athenian diet was basically bread made from barley and oats. It was supplemented by small amounts of fish or poultry.
the food that the soldiers had during the battle was not enough.they received very little, the only thing they had was corned beef and it was very hard to eat considering the fact that it was the only thing they had.
South Africa is a country; countries do not 'eat animals'.
The starving Confederates allegedely ate the rations that were cooking on the Union fires in the camps they had just captured.