. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . A LINK WITH THE FOLKS AT HOMESANITARY COMMISSION OFFICERS AND NURSES AT FREDERICKSBURG, IN 186-4 After the first enthusiasm of the different communities had passed, and folks at home realized that the boxes of edibles and wearingapparel they forwarded often reached, not their own dear ones but the Union soldier at large, speakers and organizers were sent outto stir the flagging interest in the work of the Sanitary Commission. Women who had been at the front, such as those shown sittingbefore the boxes and barrels in this photograph
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . A LINK WITH THE FOLKS AT HOMESANITARY COMMISSION OFFICERS AND NURSES AT FREDERICKSBURG, IN 186-4 After the first enthusiasm of the different communities had passed, and folks at home realized that the boxes of edibles and wearingapparel they forwarded often reached, not their own dear ones but the Union soldier at large, speakers and organizers were sent outto stir the flagging interest in the work of the Sanitary Commission. Women who had been at the front, such as those shown sittingbefore the boxes and barrels in this photograph, told their experiences. Mrs. Mary A. Livermore began her career as public speakerby addressing such gatherings. The standard set was a box a month for the soldiers. The presence of these nurses and suppliesat the front after Spotsylvania was an incalculable blessing to the thousands of wounded soldiers and to the medical SUPPLY WAGONS OF THE SANITARY COMMISSION AT BELLE PLAIN, 1864 After the Sanitary Commission proved its worth, it had no more ardent adherents than the medicalcorps. When a field-surgeons requisitions were delayed, he would apply to the nearest Sanitary Com-mission official, who seldom failed to promptly forward the desired medicines. One of its activities wasto publish pamphlets on sanitation, some of which were useful no doubt in theory but hardly practical forthe soldier on the march. When halting to rest, read one of them in substance, never sit upon the unroll your rubber blanket, then spread on top of it your woolen blanket, and sit on that. Asidefrom the lack of such a plethora of blankets, the usual halt on the march was five minutes, exactly thelength of time it took the soldier to roll up his blanket and strap it on his knapsack, ready for the march.
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