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United States Sanitary Commission

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1861-04    

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Richard Calvin Stanley diary

 Collection
Identifier: MC095
Abstract

An 1864 diary kept by Richard Calvin Stanley, Bates College professor of Chemistry and Geology, during his trip to New York City and Washington D.C. as a delegate of the Sanitary Commission, a private organization that provided comfort to Union soldiers during the Civil War.

Dates: 1864