Diary of the Reverend Samuel Tupper 1865 May 24-1865 June 30

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Diary of the Reverend Samuel Tupper 1865 May 24-1865 June 30

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This is an American Civil War diary belonging to Reverend Samuel Tupper, describing his volunteer work with the U. S. Christian Commission in diary entries created between May 24 and June 30, 1865, near Alexandria, Virginia.

1 v.; (18, 110 p.) ; 17 cm.

eng,

University of Delaware Library - Special Collections

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Tupper, Samuel, Reverend

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Reverend Samuel Tupper left Worcester, Massachusetts, for the "Camp of 9th Army Corps near Alexandria" in May 1865. There he served as a delegate of the U. S. Christian Commission, a Union relief organization formed to provide comfort and supplies to the armies and navies not furnished by the federal government. It received its support primarily from churches. The U. S. Christian Commission was charged with "visiting hospitals, camps, and bat...

United States Christian Commission

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