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william h. leckie writes in his defining work "the buffalo soldiers": "poor meals, like poor horses, were constant companions of negro troopers. the post surgeon at fort concho put it bluntly. the food was inferior to that provided at other posts. the bread was sour, beef of poor quality, and the canned peas
not fit to eat. there were none of the staples common at other posts – molasses, canned tomatoes, dried apples, dried peaches, sauerkraut, potatoes, or onions. the butter was made of suet, and there was only enough flour for the officers. certainly there were no visions of a sumptuous repast in the...
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