Hardtack rations (biscuit) from the Civil War, 1861

hardtack biscuits on a clear box

Hardtack rations (biscuit) from the Civil War. Source: GAR, Collection, Special Collections and Preservation, 72.990h

Biscuit is light yellow in color and round with a circular pattern of small holes on one side with the word “Wilson” stamped in the center.