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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