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Hard Tack and Coffee : Soldier's Life in the Civil War
Hard Tack and Coffee Soldier's Life in the Civil War Author:John D. Billings Originally published in 1888, Hard Tack and Coffee became an immediate best seller. Its author, John Billings, had served with the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War. Writing from his own experience, the author's unadorned style carries the reader right into the everyday life of the ordinary soldier in the Union Army.