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US Sanitary Commission in Washington D.C. [1865 ca.]

A view from across a wide dirt street at the United States Sanitary Commission, with twenty-five men standing in uniform in front of the building. Inscription on verso: "U.S. Sanitary Commission Wash." Numeric Notation on verso: "189."

GLC05111.01.0707

to Sephronia Fairchild

Fairchild writes to his wife from City Point Hospital, City Point, Virginia. Discusses helping to care for the wounded soldiers after a brief illness: "...I am very grateful that I was afflicted in that way. I think it is a great deal better than to...

GLC03523.06.05

to Sephronia Fairchild

Fairchild writes to his wife Sephronia from Fort Corcoran in Arlington, Virginia. Reports he is ill with fever and dizziness and has little appetite. Says he will be home by 1 October 1865. Comments that his regiment is the last to muster out and...

GLC03523.06.14

View of fair for Union Volunteers and Sailors

Image shows a large crowd gathered for a fair in front of a "Union Volunteer Hospital" and a "Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon." The crowd includes soldiers, a band, people standing on the Hospital balcony, and a small group of people standing at...

GLC05111.02.1338

The Great $45,000 Sword, Which Grant Got

E. & H. T. Anthony, publisher. Caption: "The Great Metropolitan Sanitary Fair, The Great $45,000 Sword, Which Grant Got."

GLC05137.160