<h3>NOT "SHOULDER-STRAPS," BUT HARDTACK.</h3>
<p>At a military function when Lincoln presented a new commander to
a legion, one of the soldiers burst out with that irreverence
distinguishing the American volunteer:</p>
<p>"It is not shoulder-straps (the officers' insignia), but hardtack that
we want!"</p>
<p>Hardtack was the nickname for the disused ship bread turned over to
the army by remorseless contractors.
<br/>
<br/>
<br/></p>
<div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />
