Commissary of Regiment. Dressed beef
ca. 1860 - 1865
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When fresh beef wasn’t available, Civil War soldiers ate canned food. 150 years later, grocery stores still stock some of the foods that sustained the blue and gray — like Van Camp’s Pork & Beans, Underwood Deviled Ham, and Borden’s Condensed Milk.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer.
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524668Full Citation: Commissary of Regiment. Dressed beef; ca. 1860 - 1865; Mathew Brady Photographs of Civil War-Era Personalities and Scenes, 1921 - 1940; Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Record Group 111. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/commissary-of-regiment-dressed-beef, March 28, 2024]