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Coffee was one of the most essential food items for Union soldiers.

Coffee became a ritual that Civil War soldiers looked forward to--Part I gives the Confederate perspective

Morris had ties to the Confederacy, the Union, an acting dynasty, and medicine

Learn how Civil War soldiers devised ingenious ways of making hardtack edible

Learn about the first Black woman to earn a medical degree in the U.S.

Learn the details about the "Oldest Profession" during the Civil War.

The Civil War was responsible for popularizing canned goods.

African Americans were used to further the practice of vaccination during the Civil War