The Similarities And Differences During The Civil War

The civil war was very organized and strategic. The war had the nation split into two sides; the Confederate Army and the Union Army. The Confederates wanted independence from the nation, and wanted to keep slavery because they saw the slaves as items and property, while the Union Army wanted to unite the nation as a whole and to abolish slavery totally for they saw all the things that were wrong with it. The North (the Union Army) needed to invade the South (the Confederate Army) and take over their territory to win and vice versa. Although the way the civil war handled food was unorganized, it helped form many things that help us today.
The rations at camp had similarities and differences compared to the rations on the battlefield. This was

Soldiers were handed raw meat and flour for them to cook themselves. But how would they cook for themselves if they have never done it before and might not know where to start? Well, the soldiers created groups and the most talented ones would attempt to cook for their comrades. Since they were not skilled in cooking there was bound to be a disease. This disease was called “Scurvy” (Hisory.com) and this became a common opponent among the soldiers. There was other food in their day-to-day rations for example the meat that was offered could consist of bacon, pork, or beef. They would salt their pork so that it would have a longer shelf life and be safe to eat for longer. Some other things they had were flour and bread products. The “bread” was a dried-out cracker with longer shelf life. They also had sugar. If you were a part of the union army you would have coffee as an option for a drink. Sadly for the Confederates, they did not have coffee and had to try and find other ways to make “coffee” to keep themselves awake, for

They were also responsible for making the meals that the soldiers would eat. These meals were not always healthy or good tasting, however, because the healthiness and taste of the food that Sanitary was giving it was not a huge concern for them, for feeding two million soldiers on the Union side made it hard to keep everyone from starving. This is much like the food in the school cafeteria. Many people have found mold in the ice creams or muffins they hand out. Many students also complain that certain dishes are gross and hate that meals. At the start of the war, James M. Sanderson noticed how poorly the preparation of food was and was concerned about the quality of it as well, so James decided to go and help the army out by teaching them how to cook. He decided that he would start at camp twelfth New York, for they were deemed the worst at preparing food out of all the other camps. After just three days James saw a great improvement in the men. After seeing such great improvement he decided to propose that for every one hundred men army there needed to be a skilled cook and two privates to help the cook. The cook would have a rank called Cook Major and would have a monthly salary of fifty dollars. They would be responsible for handing out rations, preparing food, and handing out responsibilities for the two helping. This could not have come at a better time for the men.