Identifier: bluegrayorcivilw00whit (find matches)
Title: The blue and the gray, or, The Civil War as seen by a boy : a story of patriotism and adventure in our war for the Union
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: White, Annie Randall
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Contributing Library: State Library of North Carolina, Government & Heritage Library
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booksand papers to the camps, and keeping informed as to the con-dition and needs of the soldiers, by corresponding with officersof regiments, thus learning all they could about individuals. Such efforts were lofty and patriotic, and coming to thenotice of Dr. Henry Bellows and Dr. Elisha Harris, they talkedthe matter over, and proposed to call a meeting, to get thingsinto, shape. They saw the value of the aid which women couldgive, so selecting Cooper Union, New York City, for a gathering-place, they invited all the societies of women whose aims weresimilar to meet with them, and this hall, one of the largest atthat time, could scarce contain those who came, so earnest wasthe interest taken in the matter. A permanent association wasformed, and a constitution was framed by Dr. Bellows. The next step they took was to send a FORotmm?ssion THE committee to Washington, offering the Gov-ernment their services. General Scott re-ceived it kindly, but did not see that it was right to give the
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250 A GOOD WORK. members any authority. But they were not discouraged, thoughit is sad to say that the first days of the Commission were verydark, for they found army officials full of jealousy, for they couldnot see that anything which could be practical and useful couldexist outside of the regulations. The Government itself had just gone through the hard taskof making matters straight between the regular army and thevolunteer, and very naturally dreaded any further agitation, orthe opening up of any new topic. But after trying so hard toaccomplish something, they were glad of even the permissiongiven them to form a commission, which should consult with thegovernment as to the sanitary condition of the people. Thiswas a small concession, but it was the beginning of an immenseundertaking. Still, they were distrusted and suspected, and at this unfor-tunate juncture, their friend, Surgeon-GeneralDI^iispfcioNND Lawson, died, and was succeeded by Dr. ClementFinley, who was bitterly oppose

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