Miscellaneous pamphlets relating to the Northwestern Sanitary Fairs.

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...

Northwestern Sanitary Fair (1865 : Chicago, Ill.)

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North-Western Sanitary Fair (1863 : Chicago, Ill.)

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