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During a war in the mid 1800s salt was more than a nice thing to have, it was a vital military material. At that time salt was still needed to preserve meat. Early in the War the South lost some of its needed salt due to the Union blockade. The South started to make as much salt as they could.
During the War the Union tried to destroy the Southern ability to supply salt. Florida was one of the Salt War fronts. During the War the price of salt in the Confederacy increased form 50 cents a bushel to $10 per bushel in Georgia in 1864 and $35 a bushel in Mississippi in 1864.
Salt was so dear that it was reported that at the wedding or Maj. Gen. George E. Pickett in September of 1863, small bags of salt were given as presents. In some area salt be came a major barter item. Poor Southerners by War's end were doing without salt.
So did the people of the Confederacy find any way to substitute something for salt?
During the War the Union tried to destroy the Southern ability to supply salt. Florida was one of the Salt War fronts. During the War the price of salt in the Confederacy increased form 50 cents a bushel to $10 per bushel in Georgia in 1864 and $35 a bushel in Mississippi in 1864.
Salt was so dear that it was reported that at the wedding or Maj. Gen. George E. Pickett in September of 1863, small bags of salt were given as presents. In some area salt be came a major barter item. Poor Southerners by War's end were doing without salt.
So did the people of the Confederacy find any way to substitute something for salt?