Hardtack and Coffee

Some sample chapter headings reveal the breadth of subjects covered:

How the Soldiers Were Sheltered

Life in Tents

Army Rations

Offences and Punishments

Raw Recruits

Special Rations

Boxes from Home

Sutlers

Foraging

Corps and Corps Badges

The Army Mule

Hospitals and Ambulances

Breaking Camp

On the March

Army Wagon-Trains

Army Road and Bridge Builders

Talking Flags and Torches

Brilliantly written, dazzlingly detailed and from the mouth of someone who was actually there, "Hardtack & Coffee - The Unwritten Story of Army Life" is a must-read for Civil War buffs and military historians.