Sherman (II) recalls a Civil War battle fought over some fields of blackberries

Sherman mentions in
an aside in his memoirs that there was once combat between skirmishers from the federal government
and the rebels over fruit. "I have known the skirmish-line, without orders, to
fight a respectable battle for the possession of some old fields that were full
of blackberries."

This was not just a
matter of good taste. Blackberries were useful in warding off scurvy, and so
particularly valuable when other antidotes, such as lime juice, pickles, and
sauerkraut, were unavailable.