Papers, 1863-1865.

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Papers, 1863-1865.

Personal letters discussing camp life, U.S. Sanitary Commission field hospitals and physicians, food and clothing, pillaging by Federal troops, the siege of Petersburg, Lee's surrender, and Confederate prisons.

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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...

Flanders, Daniel J.

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Commanding officer of the 6th New Hampshire Heavy Artillery; later resident of Buxton (York County), Maine. From the description of Papers, 1863-1865. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19562161 ...

United States. Army. New Hampshire Heavy Artillery, 6th (1861-1865)

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United States. Army

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