Salt in the American Civil War
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[[File:Averyislanddistance (8)SMALL.JPG|thumb|300px|Avery Island, Louisiana, gave the Confederacy a huge supply of [[rock salt]] until the Union captured it.]] |
[[File:Averyislanddistance (8)SMALL.JPG|thumb|300px|[[Avery Island (Louisiana)|Avery Island]], Louisiana, gave the Confederacy a huge supply of [[rock salt]] until the Union captured it.]] |
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'''Salt''' was a crucial resource during the [[American Civil War]]. It not only preserved food in the days before refrigeration, but was also vital in the curing of leather. Union General [[William Tecumseh Sherman]] once said that "salt is eminently contraband", as an army that has salt can adequately feed its men.{{cite book|title=Salt, Diet and Health|last=MacGregor|first=Graham|publisher=Cambridge University Press|date=1998|pages=49–50|isbn=0-521-58352-7|oclc=38765152}} |
'''Salt''' was a crucial resource during the [[American Civil War]]. It not only preserved food in the days before refrigeration, but was also vital in the curing of leather. Union General [[William Tecumseh Sherman]] once said that "salt is eminently contraband", as an army that has salt can adequately feed its men.{{cite book|title=Salt, Diet and Health|last=MacGregor|first=Graham|publisher=Cambridge University Press|date=1998|pages=49–50|isbn=0-521-58352-7|oclc=38765152}} |
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