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Michigan in the Civil War Sanitary Operations
To " Michigan Soldiers' Relief Association, " Washington city, per Hon. J. M.
Edmunds... ............................................................. 6OO 00
To cash, balance on hand................................................... 318 78
Total..................................................................$12, 764 80
H. G. WELLS, S. W. WALKER, JOHN POTTER,
Executive Com. Michigan State Sanitary Fair. KalaMAzoo, November 10th, 1864.
Although the associations referred to were the principal sources of relief, yet much was accomplished by private individuals, as there were large amounts of money and supplies collected and sent to the front by private agents and ministers of the gospel, while many who visited the army and hospitals from time
to time on errands of kindness, mercy, and benevolence, largely contributed toward the great cause which was so bountifully sustained without a parallel
in the histories of past wars.
American civil war
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