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According to "The Civil War--Book of Lists" by Donald Cartmell, in terms of food, what Union soldiers carried was relatively simple...

(Per Individual)

---3/4 of a pound of pork or bacon, or 1 1/4 pound of

fresh or salted pork.

---18 oz. of flour or bread or 12 oz. of hardtack (a thick, tough biscuit)

---1 1/4 fourth pound of corn meal

(Per 100 Man Company)

---8 quarts of peas or beans or 10 pounds of rice

---6 to 10 pounds of coffee or 1 1/2 pounds of tea

---12 to 15 pounds of sugar

---2 quarts of salt

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