Lawrence, Mass., Civil War collection, 1860-1938.

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Lawrence, Mass., Civil War collection, 1860-1938.

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Chiefly records of Lawrence G.A.R. posts, Needham Post No. 39 and Gen. Lawton Post No. 146, including account books, minutes, rosters, records of post historians, calendars, programs, invitations, menus, and a memorial vol. presented by the G.A.R. Dept. of Massachusetts to record military records of members; Rebellion record provided by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for recording Civil War service records (partially filled out); printed materials associated with a fair sponsored by the U.S. Sanitary Commission; and information relating to the Woman's Relief Corps and a state encampment sponsored by the Needham Post.

12 linear ft.

Lawrence Public Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8050219

Lawrence Public 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...

Grand Army of the Republic. Dept. of Massachusetts.

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Grand Army of the Republic. Gen. Lawton Post No. 146 (Lawrence, Mass.)

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Grand Army of the Republic. Needham Post No. 39 (Lawrence, Mass.)

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Woman's Relief Corps (U.S.)

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National organization formed in 1883 at the Denver Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, as an auxiliary to that organization and to continue to "care for the Veteran and his dependent ones and to perpetuate the memory of their heroic dead". As the number of Corps grew, each state elected its own governing body, subordinate to the national governing body. In addition to helping veterans, these women worked to get pension help for the nurses who served in the Civil War, founded a home for...