Citizens Of The South Suffered Food Shortages During The Civil War Because
The souths transportation system had collapsed and union troops occupied several important argricultural regions. The need to queue was lessened when rationing was introduced during 1918. American Civil War The Southern Home Front Britannica People ate cheaper items to control their costs and many even in the cities started home gardens to increase their food supply. Citizens of the south suffered food shortages during the civil war because . Agents from the Confederate government requisitioned food and livestock taking them for the army to use. Food queue in Reading during the First World War. Crop yields were lower with so many farmers at the front. Civil War food rations in the south were given to the most important people first. Also a Union naval blockade prevented imports from reaching southern ports. In an effort to fend off insect infestation in cured meats there was even a suggestion to prevent skippers the nickname. Some 45 million were affected and surv...