Tag Archives: Hunger-Civil-War

“Angry Enough to Give Them Battle”: Hungry Civilians and Soldiers Fight Over Food

Posted on July 19, 2019 by ECW Guest Post

ECW welcomes Katie Brown to share Part 3 of her research. (Find the previous posts here.) Hunger was an omnipresent force that haunted almost everyone in Civil War America. One of the most troubling aspects of hunger was its impact … Continue reading →

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Stout Hearts: Attempting to Feed Both Civilians and Soldiers

Posted on July 18, 2019 by ECW Guest Post

ECW welcomes Katie Brown to share Part 2 of her research. (Find Part 1 here) “The provision blockade is nothing; we shall have wheat, corn, and beef beyond measure…,” Sergeant S.R. Cockrill of Tennessee assured a friend in June 1861, … Continue reading →

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Hangry: Hunger in the Civil War

Posted on July 17, 2019 by ECW Guest Post

ECW welcomes guest author Katie Brown “As God is my witness, I’ll never be hungry again!”[1] Scarlett O’Hara’s famous declaration from Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind is one of the most well-known lines from the story and movie. It’s … Continue reading →

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