United States Sanitary Commission
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united-states-sanitary-commission-165-1510523
title:
United States Sanitary Commission
text:
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 during the American Civil War. It operated across the North, raised an estimated $25 million in Civil War era revenue and in-kind contributions to support the cause, and enlisted thousands of volunteers. The president was Henry Whitney Bellows, and Frederick Law Olmsted acted as executive secretary. It was modeled
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description:
American Civil War relief agency
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Sanitary_Commission
date created:
2005-12-23T15:19:58Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T04:17:02Z
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