Coffee in the Civil War
October 29th, 2007
CNN has a fascinating article on the use of coffee by troops on both sides in the Civil War. The North apparently had a grip on the supply chain and had plenty of coffee, leading to informal cease-fires along the front lines where Confederate troops would trade tobacco for coffee from the Union troops! It’s a neat read and can be found here.
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