Our Army at War is a war comic book published by DC starting in 1952. It ran for over 400 issues, with tag lines such as "Explosive Battle Action." One of the protagonists featured in the book was Sgt. Rock, who later also served as main title for the covers. Many of the issues were approved by the Comics Code Authority, as common during the "bronze age" of comic books. DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ... One of Joe Kuberts evocative covers for Sgt. ... The seal of the Comics Code Authority, which appears on the covers of approved comic books. ...
Army regulations called for the camps to be laid out in a fixed grid pattern, with officers' quarters at the front end of each street and enlisted men's quarters aligned to the rear.
At the outset of the war, the soldiers on both sides were relatively well-fed: the mandated daily ration for a Federal soldier in 1861 included at least 20 ounces of fresh or salt beef, or 12 ounces of salt pork; more than a pound of flour, and a vegetable, usually beans.
Army regulations prohibited the purchase of alcohol by enlisted men, and soldiers who violated the rule were punished, but men on both sides found ways around it.
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