. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . —-^ Hi a. salt. A three days supply of bread and bacon was issued atintervals to last the soldier ten days, the foragers, of whommore anon, being his dependence for all else. Coffee, thegreatest of all necessities to the soldier, was liberally provided,and the supply seldom failed. The soldiers personal effectswere generally limited to his blanket, a pair of socks, and apiece of shelter tent, though many discarded the latter withcontempt. In addition to his gun and cartridge-box with itsforty rounds, the soldier carried his haversa
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . —-^ Hi a. salt. A three days supply of bread and bacon was issued atintervals to last the soldier ten days, the foragers, of whommore anon, being his dependence for all else. Coffee, thegreatest of all necessities to the soldier, was liberally provided,and the supply seldom failed. The soldiers personal effectswere generally limited to his blanket, a pair of socks, and apiece of shelter tent, though many discarded the latter withcontempt. In addition to his gun and cartridge-box with itsforty rounds, the soldier carried his haversack, which with hisfood contained one hundred and sixty rounds of every occasion calling for expenditure of ammunition,his first concern was to restock, so as constantly to have twohundred rounds upon his person. The train with each corps had been reduced to the lowestpossible number of wagons. Nothing was transported butammunition, commissary supplies, and grain for the animals—the latter only to be used when the country would notafford animal subsi
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