Records of the U.S. Sanitary Commission, 1863-1865.

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Records of the U.S. Sanitary Commission, 1863-1865.

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Scrapbooks containing lithographs, photographs, cards, broadsides, clippings, etc., relating to the Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon at Philadelphia and various fairs sponsored by the United States Sanitary Commission held in Philadelphia, New York, Cincinnati, and elsewhere.

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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...

Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon and Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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The Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon and Hospital, a philanthropic organization, was instituted on May 27, 1861. It provided Union soldiers with free accomodations as their regiments passed through on their way to Washington. A separate hospital would receive any passing sick or wounded soldiers. It officially closed on August 28, 1865. From the description of Record and scrapbook, 1861-1865. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 86165648 ...