Directions for Cooking by Troops, in Camp and Hospital - Prepared for the Army of Virginia, and published by order of the Surgeon General, with essays on "taking food," and "what food."

This book is a quick guide to cooking a healthy and nutritious meal for army troops with limited rations. Most interestingly, the author of this work is Florence Nightingale, an English social reformer, statistician and the founder of modern nursing. Nightingale came to prominence while serving as a manager and trainer of nurses during the Crimean War, in which she organized care for wounded soldiers at Constantinople. She significantly reduced death rates by improving hygiene and living standards. Nightingale gave nursing a favorable reputation and became an icon of Victorian culture, especially in the persona of "The Lady with the Lamp" making rounds of wounded soldiers at night.