John Bent Civil War diary, 1864-1865.
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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...
Sturgis Library (Barnstable, Mass.). Archives.
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Built in 1873, the Colin C. Baker was a 3-masted schooner partially owned and captained by Browning K. Baker of West Dennis (Mass.). From its home port of Boston, it sailed the Mid and North Atlantic in pursuit of trade in coal and other mined commodities. It was abandoned at sea in 1917. From the description of Schooner Colin C. Baker papers, 1874-1903. (Clams, Inc). WorldCat record id: 62879980 ...
Bent, John Lionel
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John Bent was born in Paris, Maine and later moved to Boston, Mass. with his father, a printer. During the Civil War, Bent was a member of the U.S. Sanitary Commission. Towards the end of the diary he describes giving aid to members of the 4th Regiment Massachusetts Cavalry whose members had suffered casualties in a battle with the Confederates. From the description of John Bent Civil War diary, 1864-1865. (Clams, Inc). WorldCat record id: 76962606 ...
United States. Army. Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment, 4th.
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