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  2. Uniforms of the Union Army - Wikipedia

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    Uniforms of the Union Army. A plate showing the uniform of a U.S. Army first sergeant, circa 1858, influenced by the French army. The military uniforms of the Union Army in the American Civil War were widely varied and, due to limitations on supply of wool and other materials, based on availability and cost of materials. [1]

  3. Southern Homestead Act of 1866 - Wikipedia

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    The law was enacted to break a cycle of debt during the Reconstruction following the American Civil War. Prior to this act, black Americanss and whites alike were having trouble buying land. Sharecropping and tenant farming had become ways of life. This act attempted to solve this by selling land at low prices so Southerners could buy it.

  4. Tenant farmer - Wikipedia

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    Tenant farmer on his front porch, south of Muskogee, Oklahoma (1939). A tenant farmer is a person (farmer or farmworker) who resides on land owned by a landlord.Tenant farming is an agricultural production system in which landowners contribute their land and often a measure of operating capital and management, while tenant farmers contribute their labor along with at times varying amounts of ...

  5. Uniforms of the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    This article covers military uniforms during the American Civil War (1861–1865). During the years 1860–1865 there were three distinct types of uniform in use by the United States Armed Forces. Styles used were traditional similar to those used in the Napoleonic Wars, a regimental dress such as used during the American Revolutionary War and ...

  6. Foods of the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    10 pounds of green coffee; or 8 pounds of roasted (or roasted and ground) coffee beans; or 1 pound 8 ounces of tea. 15 pounds of sugar. 4 quarts of vinegar. 1 pound 4 ounces of adamantine or star candles. 4 pounds of soap. 3 pounds 12 ounces of salt. 4 ounces of pepper. 30 pounds of potatoes. 1 quart of molasses.

  7. History of agriculture in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The history of agriculture in the United States covers the period from the first English settlers to the present day. In Colonial America, agriculture was the primary livelihood for 90% of the population, and most towns were shipping points for the export of agricultural products. Most farms were geared toward subsistence production for family use.

  8. Video: Moving Alexander Farm Tenant House - AOL

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    The Alexander Farm Tenant House was moved by W.C. Wright and Sons on August 18, 2022.

  9. American Civil War Corps Badges - Wikipedia

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    Corps badges in the American Civil War were originally worn by soldiers of the Union Army on the top of their army forage cap (kepi), left side of the hat, or over their left breast. The idea is attributed to Maj. Gen. Philip Kearny, who ordered the men in his division to sew a two-inch square of red cloth on their hats to avoid confusion on ...