Sunday, November 22, 2009

Few troops got better rations on Thanksgiving

For most families in the eastern and southern United States, Thanksgiving in 1864 was a holiday with mixed emotions.

With boys and men gone off to the third year of war, many chairs at family dinners stayed empty.

But what was Thanksgiving like for those in the field? A tour at Petersburg National Battlefield gives some answers. • Article

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