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Union Veteran Organizations of the American Civil War

Union Veteran Organizations of the American Civil War

by Robert Plumb | Jan 13, 2021 | Uncategorized

Despite the devastating impact the Civil War had on those who participated in it, when the war was over veterans were eager to find a vehicle for retaining the camaraderie created during the conflict.  In April 1866 all Union veterans who served in the Union Army,...
A Daily Ration of “Sheet Iron” and “Worm Castles”

A Daily Ration of “Sheet Iron” and “Worm Castles”

by Robert Plumb | Jan 2, 2021 | Uncategorized

In addition to the exhausting forced marches that Civil War soldiers undertook as they pursued or were pursued by their enemies, the soldiers’ diets during these marches were equally onerous.  More often than not, soldiers in both armies subsisted on hardtack while in...

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