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Anonymous description of charity and fundraising work during the Civil War
This unsigned and undated document is a four-page remembrance of charity and fundraising work done during the Civil War for Northern soldiers (or the “Boys in Blue” in the author’s words). Most of the essay reads like a memorial to the United States Sanitary Commission for help it provided to wound...
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| Collection: | Anonymous Description of Charity and Fundraising Work During the Civil War |
| Collection Number: | D0460 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| 245 | 1 | |a Anonymous description of charity and fundraising work during the Civil War |f circa 1915 | |
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| 520 | |a This unsigned and undated document is a four-page remembrance of charity and fundraising work done during the Civil War for Northern soldiers (or the “Boys in Blue” in the author’s words). Most of the essay reads like a memorial to the United States Sanitary Commission for help it provided to wounded soldiers. The writer also mentioned the United States Christian Commission and discussed various ways in which money was raised to help the soldiers. For example, the writer recalled being in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in 1864 when General Grant stopped by the Logan House Hotel for dinner. A cigar that Grant gave to a "prominent man of the city" was put up for auction and apparently fetched a "fabulous price." The writer ended by asking that the reader remember the 400,000 men who died in battle. | ||
| 852 | |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania |b Anonymous Description of Charity and Fundraising Work During the Civil War |c D0460 | ||