Coffee sack
date: label: date made
content: 1860s
notes: label: Description
content: Coffee was among both Union and Confederate soldiers' mess kits. Unlike other edibles in the kit, soldiers always looked forward to coffee. Although Union soldiers were issued green coffee beans, they were able roast them over a fire and grind them with the butt of their rifle. Confederates usually had to add or substitute roasted corn, chicory, or peanuts in their coffee due to scarce supplies caused by Union blockades at Southern ports.
place: label: place made
content: United States
topic: label: Subject
content: Civil War
label: Subject
content: Beverages
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Food
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content: Civil War
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content: Military
label: Exhibition
content: Price of Freedom
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.58175M
label: accession number
content: 206541
label: catalog number
content: 58175M
objectType: label: Object Name
content: bag
label: Object Name
content: sack
label: Object Name
content: ration
label: Object Name
content: coffee