Frederick N. Knapp collection, 1862-1886.
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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...
Knapp, Frederick Newman, 1821-1889
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Unitarian clergyman and associate secretary of the United States Sanitary Commission. From the description of Frederick N. Knapp collection, 1862-1886. (Historical Society of Washington, Dc). WorldCat record id: 70966259 ...
Bickerdyke, Mary Ann, 1817-1901
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Mary Ann Ball was born on July 19, 1817, in Knox County, Ohio, to Hiram and Annie Rodgers Ball. She was one of the first women who attended Oberlin College in Ohio. In 1847, she married Robert Bickerdyke, who died in 1859, two years before the Civil War. Together, the Bickerdykes had two sons. She later moved to Galesburg, Illinois, where she worked as botanic physician and primarily worked with alternative medicines using herbs and plants. Bickerdyke began to attend the Congregational Church...
