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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...
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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...
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    workers and collaborated with the U.S. Sanitary Commission in providing medical services. The Christian Commission was created in response to what the troops...
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    Great Central Fair (category United States Sanitary Commission)
    Sanitary Fair that happened in June 1864. It took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was a fundraiser for the United States Sanitary Commission....
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    Union League Club (category United States Sanitary Commission)
    organization. Its members raised money both to support the United States Sanitary Commission, the forerunner of the American Red Cross, which cared for...
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    George Templeton Strong (category United States Sanitary Commission people)
    known in New York City. He served with distinction on the United States Sanitary Commission during the Civil War, but never occupied any significant civic...
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    Frederick Law Olmsted, the executive director of the United States Sanitary Commission, set up a system of hospital ships for wounded and sick soldiers...
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    Sanitary fairs were fund-raising events held in various cities on behalf of the United States Sanitary Commission to raise funds and supplies for the...
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    Thomas Starr King (category United States Sanitary Commission people)
    addition, Starr King organized the Pacific Branch of the United States Sanitary Commission, which raised money and medical materials for wounded soldiers...
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    Depot Field Hospital (category Closed medical facilities of the United States Army)
    support from civilian agencies, such as the United States Sanitary Commission and the U.S. Christian Commission. Male nurses serving in the U.S. Army cared...
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