The next stop was Petersburg, south of Richmond, where a nine-month siege ensued. Out of some 108,000 troops at the Second Battle of Cold Harbor, the Union suffered 13,000 casualties, while the Confederates suffered 2,500 casualties out of 62,000 troops.
Healthy Eating. If you are under the impression that salt is just another way to decrease your health and add to your waistline, then you should know there are benefits to adding a little salt to your diet. Salt plays a role in water retention, muscle contraction, and contains nutrients that are vital to your stomach.
Beef jerky, pickles, and smoked salmon are all examples of common foods that are preserved using salt. But are salty foods really safe to eat? How does salt as a preservative compare with other methods of food safety? Salt as a Preservative. Salt has been used as a preservative for ages, and works to preserve food in two ways: 1  Salt dries food. Salt draws water out of food and dehydrates it. 2  Salt kills microbes. High salt is toxic to most (not all) microbes because of the effect of osmolarity, or water pressure.