Military addenda from the Civil War (U.S.)

'hardtack' a kind of dry hard biscuit for ship service and distribution to the embattled ranks. A more tender version survives and is popular in the here & now in 'laska as 'Pilot Bread':

Pvt. Right: "Drat and Tarnation, I just took a bite out of my hardtack and I found a soft spot!"

Pvt. Left: "What was it, a worm?"

Pvt. Right: "No, dammit, a &*^%%#@ nail!"

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