Delaware Sanitary Fair Committee records, 1864.

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...

Delaware Sanitary Fair Committee

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Planned Delaware's participation in the Great Central Fair held by the U.S. Sanitary Commission which opened June 7, 1864. Fair raised money for relief work among sick and wounded Union Army soldiers. From the description of Delaware Sanitary Fair Committee records, 1864. (Historical Society of Delaware). WorldCat record id: 70978004 ...

Great Central Fair for the U.S. Sanitary Commission (1864 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

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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...