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Note of Preparation for the Army.
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Handbill issued by E.B. McCagg, President of the N.W. Sanitary Commission, urging citizens to plant potatoes and onions to be divided, and to put up dried fruit, pickles, and sauerkraut to be used by soldiers.
1863
McCagg, E. B. (Ezra Butler), 1825-1908
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Letter from Wisconsin Soldiers' Aid Society (Milwaukee, Wis.) and United States Sanitary Commission., 1865 August 10
August 10, 1865
A fairwell address from the Wisconsin Soldiers' Aid Society to its Auxiliaries, with an inserted message from the United States Sanitary Commission.
Petition to President Lincoln
1864
Petition to President Abraham Lincoln for the establishment of soldiers homes and hospitals in Wisconsin. The petition is signed by 18 women.
Army of the American Eagle Officer's Commission Certificate
April 11, 1865
Backside of a fund-raising certificate of the U.S. Sanitary Commission appointing Emily Grouch a sergeant in the Army of the American Eagle. The Commission facilitated home-front contribution to t...
Army of the American Eagle Officer's Commission Certificate
April 11, 1865
Front of a fund-raising certificate of the U.S. Sanitary Commission appointing Emily Grouch a sergeant in the Army of the American Eagle. The Commission facilitated home-front contribution to the ...
Team Work Will Win the War!
1918
Poster featuring a cartoon panel in which Uncle Sam is riding on a wagon pulled by two horses, with text that reads "— Over Here —, and on the right near soldiers fighting from a trench is text tha...
Correspondence, Medical Committee for Human Rights, December 14, 1964'
1963 - 1965
Council of Federated Organizations general reports, 1963-1965.
