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The American Civil War was fought between the north and the south, divided only by the Mason-Dixon line on a map. This war was a major turn in American history where brothers fought against brothers.

 

Wartimes are not historically known for feeding soldiers well on either side.

 

The Civil War had two sides; the Confederate South and the Union North. Confederate states seceded from America to form their own free country where slave work was legal. The Union fought to keep the country united and the war ended in their favor in 1865, four years after the start of the war.

 

Food rations were scarce and not favored by Union or Confederate soldiers.

 

Related: 11 Wartime Ration Recipes Every Prepper Should Try

 

Union soldiers were supplied with more food, yet the food they received was often unpalatable. Confederate leaders had much less to give their soldiers, so they ate similar food in fewer quantities with more room for error.

 

Union leaders often provided everything they could, but, nonperishables were hard to carry and eat on the move.

 

Many military-provided foods were regarded as disgusting. Soldiers on both sides would carry meat bags for their salt pork or beef. The bags would smell of rotted meat within days.

 

Still, the Union soldiers were much better off than Confederate soldiers. The Union had a fully established government providing for them and the Confederacy did not, so provisions were worse.

 

If you’d like to put yourselves in 1880s soldier’s shoes, here are 10 Civil War foods from both sides that every prepper should try once.

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