Papers, 1862-1864.

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Papers, 1862-1864.

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Papers relating to Pitkin's service as assistant quartermaster and quartermaster of U.S. Volunteers in the Army of the Potomac, including requisitions for forage for horses of the U.S. Sanitary Commission and for wagons and harness, lists of office supplies expended, and requisitions for transportation of packages of the U.S. Christian Commission.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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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...

United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Pitkin, Perley Peabody, 1826-1891.

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Union Army officer, from Vermont. From the description of Papers, 1862-1864. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20071326 Assistant Quartermaster, U.S. Army (1862-1864), and Quartermaster General of Vermont (1864-70). From the description of Papers, 1861-1869 / Perley Peabody Pitkin. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 19898784 ...

United States. Army of the Potomac

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The Army of the Potomac was created after the defeat of Union forces at the First Battle of Bull Run. Its objective was to defend Washington, D.C. by protecting the Potomac River entry into the city. The Army of the Potomac participated in the Peninsula Campaign, the Seven Days' Battles, Antietam, Gettysburg and Appomatox. Its commanders (in order of service) were McClellan, Halleck, Burnside, Hooker, Meade, and Grant. From the description of General orders, ...

United States Christian Commission

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