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Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon and Hospital records and scrapbook
The Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon and Hospital, a philanthropic organization, was instituted on May 27, 1861. It provided Union solders with free accommodations as their regiments passed through on their way to Washington. A separate hospital would receive any passing sick or wounded soldiers....
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| Collection: | Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon and Hospital Records and Scrapbook |
| Collection Number: | Am.67040 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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The Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon and Hospital, a philanthropic organization, was instituted on May 27, 1861. It provided Union solders with free accommodations 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; however, demand from still-returning troops caused the saloon to reopen for several months. Its doors were finally closed on December 1, 1865.
Record and scrapbook, 27 May 1861-16 April 1864, of the Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon and Hospital, with records of troops passing through Philadelphia, hospital admissions, September-December 1862, and hospital deaths. Scrapbook portion contains cloth swatches of flags, tickets to various fund-raising events, envelopes with letterhead newspaper clippings and other memorabilia. Also contains the minutes of weekly meetings held by the Ladies Union Volunteer Refreshment Committee, 31 October 1861-1 May 1865. |