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Winter Lecture Series
February 8 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Saturday February 8 – Hearth, Hardtack, and Hospital: A Closer Look at Civil War Era Food
Barbara Sanders, Gettysburg National Military Park
Food is a highly experiential element of history that connects us with people and places of the past, while at the same time demonstrating the universality of the human experience. Learn about home cooking in the mid-19th century and how it compared to the typical campaign ration of a Civil War soldier. Then explore the important work of nourishment provided by the United States Sanitary Commission after battles, and the prescriptive cooking at Civil War hospitals such as Gettysburg’s Camp Letterman.