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Michigan in the Civil War Sanitary Operations
Our agents were early at their work, and remained as long as there was. suffering to be relieved.
"In 1864 the bloody struggles of the Wilderness and Spottsylvania, and the daily conflicts during those forty days of Grant's persistent advance to Rich-mond, again filled the hospitals around Washington, and gave ample employment to our agents and the members of the association, and drew upon our means so that we were well nigh exhausted.
"It is due to ourselves to acknowledge the generous cooperation of the
Christian and Sanitary Commissions during this summer. To the former we
have ever been indebted for the most generous consideration and liberality;
and to the latter for extraordinary kindness in furnishing our agents, Mrs.
Brainard and Mrs. Mahan, with valuable and much-needed supplies to the
amount of more than two thousand dollars in three months, and at a time
time when our own were exhausted.
American civil war
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