Saturday, July 6, 2013

May 30, 1863---The Siege of Vicksburg: Day Fourteen



MAY 30, 1863:  

The Siege of Vicksburg  (Day Fourteen):    

After two weeks, diminishing food supplies inside besieged Vicksburg become critical. Civilian food stocks are still in private hands, and thus unequally distributed. Daily rations for Confederate soldiers consist of fourteen ounces of food per man. This included “four ounces each of bacon, flour, or meal, the rest comprising peas, rice, and sugar. It was less than half the rations normally issued and led, some believed, to sharply increased sickness among the debilitated troops.” On May 30th, the Confederate meat ration was cut in half to 2 ounces. 


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