United States Sanitary Commission records. Accounts and Vouchers archive 1861-1879

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United States Sanitary Commission records. Accounts and Vouchers archive 1861-1879

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/18820

The Accounts and Vouchers Archive, 1861-1879, comprise financial records of New York and Washington offices; records submitted to those offices by local agencies, branches and subordinate departments; and rosters of USSC staff.

46.32 linear feet; 105 boxes, 21 volumes

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6312143

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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United States Sanitary Commission

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The United States Sanitary Commission (USSC) was a private relief agency created by federal legislation on June 18, 1861, to support sick and wounded soldiers of the United States Army (Federal / Northern / Union Army) during the American Civil War. It operated across the North, raised an estimated $25 million in Civil War era revenue (assuming 1865 dollars, $422.66 million in 2021) and in-kind contributions to support the cause, and enlisted thousands of volunteers. The president was Henry Whit...