Western Sanitary Commission
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western-sanitary-commission-302-13410028
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Western Sanitary Commission
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The Western Sanitary Commission was a private agency based in St. Louis that was a rival of the larger U.S. Sanitary Commission. It operated in the west during the American Civil War to help the U.S. Army deal with sick and wounded soldiers. It was led by abolitionists and focused on the needs of Freedmen. It was founded in St. Louis August 1861 under the protection of General John C. Frémont and under the leadership of Reverend William Greenleaf Eliot (1811–1887) and James E. Yeatman (1818–1901
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Private relief agency during the American Civil War
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Sanitary_Commission
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2022-05-28T19:43:30Z
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