Unvanquished: Confederate Women in the Civil War

The soldiers gathered in small groups each evening to prepare their food.  The food was low quality for both armies, but the Confederate so...

Nobody questions that the Confederate Army utilized blacks as cooks, teamsters, and body servants.  As for accepting slaves as soldi...

Gettysburg, PA,  3-day battle, July 1 - July 3, 1863 Gettysburg was a small town in Pennsylvania, with rolling hills of corn and wheat fiel...

Sorghum Arrives in America The first sorghum arrived in North America on slave ships.  Sorghum is an ancient grain that was cultivated by th...

Food was scarce for the South, but they tried to celebrate Christmas and the Holidays.  Here is a frugal recipe used for party cakes in ...

Hiding Valuables As in any war, there was much theft and plunder by Yankee soldiers.  Southerners, however, had 2 advantages which helped e...

There were many food shortages because of blockades.  The following recipe provides flavors that substitute for pecans, which were hard to ...