"Mess beef" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... bullets of the enemy. One consignment of their provisions bred a cholera at Fortress Monroe, and robbed the Union of 15,000 brave men. Their enemies declared that the final defeat of the Southerners was owing to the capture of 1000 barrels of Briggs's mess beef by General Lee. But Briggs was rolling in wealth, and could afford to smile at ...
— Lights and Shadows of New York Life - or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City • James D. McCabe |
