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Meekins describes the problems faced by women, children, older citizens, and others who maintained the home front during the Civil War. They dealt with situations like shortages of sugar, coffee, and flour; difficulties in planting and harvesting crops; and high prices caused by speculators.
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The term 'buffalo,' used to describe Union sympathizers during the Civil War, has been said to have originated in eastern North Carolina. It may have been coined after a beating that occurred in Washington, North Carolina, in 1862. Other meanings were added by others, linking the name to New York firemen, the Loco-Foco Party, and the Free Soil movement. The definitive answer regarding the term's origin may never be known.