For soldiers in all wars, mealtime is a focal point of the day.
No one in America, North or South, was prepared for the massive task of acquiring and distributing the uncountable tons of foodstuffs necessary to keep almost.
Soldiers of the Civil War armies, many away from home and mothers\' and wives\' cooking for the first time, were thrown back on their own resources both to prepare their own meals and often to stock their larders.
Armies do indeed "march on their stomachs," as Napoleon said.
For soldiers in all wars, mealtime is a focal point of the day