The United States Sanitary Commission was an official agency of the United States government, created by legislation signed by President of the United States Abraham Lincoln on June 18, 1861, to coordinate the volunteer efforts of women who wanted to contribute to the war effort of the Union states during the American Civil War. For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Abraham Lincoln (disambiguation). ... is the 169th day of the year (170th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1861 (MDCCCLXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar) // January 1 - Benito Juárez captures Mexico City January 2 - Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia dies and is succeeded by... In military affairs, the war effort refers to the harnessing of economic and human resources towards support of a military force. ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total...

Arising from a meeting in New York City of the Women's Central Association of Relief, the organization was also inspired by the British Sanitary Commission of the Crimean War. The volunteers raised money ($25 million), collected donations, worked as nurses, ran kitchens in the Army camps, administered hospital ships, made uniforms, and organized Sanitary Fairs to support the Federal army with funds and supplies. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Combatants Allies: Second French Empire British Empire Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Sardinia Russian Empire Bulgarian volunteers Casualties 90,000 French 35,000 Turkish 17,500 British 2,194 Sardinian killed, wounded and died of disease ~134,000 killed, wounded and died of disease The Crimean War (1853–1856) was fought... Nurses is a television sitcom that ran on NBC from 1991 to 1994. ... A kitchen is a room used for food preparation. ... USNS Comfort takes on supplies at Mayport, FL enroute to Gulf Coast. ...

The USSC worked with Union Veterans after the war to secure their bounties, back pay, and apply for pensions, until it was finally disbanded in May of 1866.^[1]

Henry Whitney Bellows, a Massachusetts clergyman, planned the USSC and served as its only president. According to the Wall Street Journal, "Its first executive secretary was Frederick Law Olmsted, the famed landscape architect who designed New York's Central Park."^[1] Henry Whitney Bellows (June 11, 1814 - January 30, 1882), American clergyman, was born in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Frederick Law Olmsted (April 26, 1822 – August 28, 1903) was a United States landscape architect, famous for designing many well-known urban parks, including Central Park and Prospect Park in New York City. ... Central Park is a large public, urban park (843 acres, 3. ...

See also

• List of Sanitation Commission Hospital Ships
• Hospital Ships of the Sanitation Commission

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Notes

1. ^ US Sanitary Commission historical website. Retrieved on 2005-12-23.

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External links

• NYPL, USSC Civil War Soldiers Inquiry Database

References

1. ^ Dugan, Ianthe Jeanne, "Civil War Letters Shed Light on Pain Of Troop's Families," Wall Street Journal, June 22, 2007; Page A1, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118245751055343871.html