The WESTERN SANITARY COMMISSION; A Sketch of Its Origin, History, Labors for the Sick and Wounded of the Western Armies, and Aid Given to Freedmen and Union Refugees, with Incidents of Hospital Life

[Forman, Jacob Gilbert. 1820 - 1885]

Verlag: Published for the Mississippi Valey Sanitary Fair. R. P. Studley & Co, St. Louis, 1864

Beschreibung

[2], iii, [1 (blank)],144 pp (including Index). Lithographed frontispiece. Inserted lithographic plate prior to p. 65. 8vo. 8-5/8" x 5-3/4" "The Western Sanitary Commission was a private agency based in St. Louis that was a rival of the larger U.S. Sanitary Commission. It operated in the west during the American Civil War to help the U.S. Army deal with sick and wounded soldiers. It was led by abolitionists and focused on the needs of Freedmen. It was founded in St. Louis August 1861 under the protection of General John C. Frà mont and under the leadership of Reverend William Greenleaf Eliot and James E. Yeatman. Its first mission was to care for the wounded from the Battle of Wilson's Creek. In its first six weeks it established four large general hospitals with over two thousand beds. It later set up convalescent facilities. A major activity was acquiring adequate stocks of medicines and medical supplies for the hospitals run by the U.S. Army. Working with Dorothea Dix it took charge of finding women to be civilian nurses and nurses' aides in Army facilities. The Western Sanitary Commission generally handled all sanitary affairs west of the Mississippi, and operated on a budget of $50,000 a month (about one-fourth the size of the rival national organization). The money came from private fundraising in the city of St. Louis, as well as from donors in California and New England. Parrish explains it selected nurses, provided hospital supplies, set up several hospitals, and outfitted several hospital ships. It also provided clothing and places to stay for freedmen and refugees, and set up schools for black children. It continued to finance various philanthropic projects until 1886." [Wiki] Square & tight. Foxing. With a nod to the rebacking, a VG - VG+ copy. Original publisher's dark brown cloth with gilt stamped title to front cover (rebacked, with 85% of original spine laid-down, which now claims a bit of a greenish hue) 1st Printing (Sabin 25097, noting only 1 plate). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 51288

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Titel: The WESTERN SANITARY COMMISSION; A Sketch of...

Verlag: Published for the Mississippi Valey Sanitary Fair. R. P. Studley & Co, St. Louis

Erscheinungsdatum: 1864

Einband: Hardcover

Auflage: 1. Auflage