The Civil War Diet

The soldier's diet in the Civil War has been known as poor, and a number of illnesses and disorders have been associated with it. However, a nutritional analysis placed within the context of mid-nineteenth century American nutrition has been lacking. Such an approach makes clear the connection between illness and diet during the war for the average soldier and defines the importance of nutrition's role in the war. It also provides a bridge from the American diet to the soldier diet, outlining correlations between the two and examining the influence of physicians, chemists, and health reformers on the Civil War diet.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

History

Department dc:contributor.department

History

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

2005

Author dc:creator

• Brennan, Matthew Philip

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Davis, William C.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Davy, Brenda M.
• Ekirch, A. Roger
• Jones, Kathleen W.

• night blindness
• Stonewall Brigade
• diet
• Nutrition
• Civil War
• dysentery
• scurvy
• diarrhea
• Iron Brigade

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Dc Identifier Other

etd-05262005-122146

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/33262