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DESCRIPTION:From the first shot fired at Fort Sumter until the end of the w
 ar four years later\, food played a crucial role in specific battles\, mil
 itary campaigns and civilian life throughout the Civil War.
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SUMMARY:Lecture: Starving the South on Feb 23\, 2017
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CATEGORIES:Lyceum,Museums,Old & Historic Alexandria,Old Town
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 s.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=15485\n\nNapoleon Bonaparte onc
 e said that "an army marches on its stomach\," referring to the critical r
 ole of food supplies in war.  Feeding armies in the field\, especially whe
 n they are far removed from their base\, has always posed logistical probl
 ems for commanders even in modern times.  Despite the widespread use of ra
 ilroads during the Civil War\, the issue remained.  From the first shot fi
 red at Fort Sumter until the end of the war four years later\, food played
  a crucial role in specific battles\, military campaigns and civilian life
  throughout the Civil War. Why did the South-the preeminent agricultural r
 egion of the nation in 1860-suffer from hunger during the Civil War?  How 
 did the North with its much larger urban population and smaller (proportio
 nally) number of farmers feed its armies and civilians abundantly througho
 ut the war and still export massive agricultural surpluses to Europe?  Wha
 t role did food play in the outcome of the Civil War\, and how did America
 n food change as a result of the war?\nAndrew F. Smith has taught food his
 tory at the New School University in New York City for twenty years. He is
  the author or editor of thirty-one books\, including Starving the South: 
 How the North Won the Civil War (St. Martin's 2011)\, and the Oxford Encyc
 lopedia on Food and Drink in America (2013). On February 23\, he will disc
 uss Starving the South at The Lyceum\, during a lecture/book-signing event
 .\n\n\nLocation: Lyceum\nFees: Tickets are $10 per person and may be purch
 ased in advance at The Lyceum or by going to shop.alexandriava.gov\; reser
 vations are strongly encouraged\, as space is limited.  \nAudience: Anyone
  may attend\nTags: Lyceum\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Old Town
 \n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Cal
 endar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=15485\n\nWeb resources:\n\nhttps://shop.alexandria
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