United States Sanitary Commission records. Washington, D.C. archives 1861-1866

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United States Sanitary Commission records. Washington, D.C. archives 1861-1866

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/22261

The Washington, DC Archives consist of records of USSC offices and departments that were based in Washington: the Central Office, Special Relief Department, Supply Department, Agency for the Purchase of Fresh Hospital Supplies, and Department for the Special Inspection of General Hospitals of the Army. The records of the USSC's Statistical Bureau and Hospital Directory, also located at the Central Office, are arranged separately.

97.93 linear feet; 228 boxes, 23 volumes

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6312410

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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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...