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Event:  Western Sanitary Commission Established
Brief Description:  William Greenleaf Eliot and James Yeatman established the Western Sanitary Commission in 1861 to operate hospitals for the wounded and provide other sanitary services for the U.S. army.
Year:  1861
Decade:  1860 - 1869
Beginning Date:     Aug. 01, 1861
Ending Date:     Aug. 01, 1861

People
Eliot, William Greenleaf
 Yeatman, James E.

Reference
Catfish and Crystal

 

 

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