United States Christian Commission
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The United States Christian Commission was an important agency of the Union during the American Civil War. It was religious in nature but provided as well numerous social services and recreation to the soldiers of the U.S. Army. It provided Protestant chaplains, and social workers, and collaborated with the Sanitary Commission in providing medical services.
[edit] References
- M. Hamlin Cannon, "The United States Christian Commission" The Mississippi Valley Historical Review, Vol. 38, No. 1. (Jun., 1951), pp. 61-80. in JSTOR
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