Forty-three years after the bloody end of the American Civil War, this reminiscence by a Southern officer appeared in print recalling the important role that corn played during those days as it had throughout all American history:
“During the war I commanded the 1st Arkansas Regiment, consisting of twelve hundred men, and during the four years we never saw a piece of bread that contained a grain of wheat flower. We lived entirely on plain corn bread, and my men were strong and kept the best of health….”
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