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Care Packages Get the Thumbs Down

Hundreds of Tons Warehoused From The New-York Times September 26, 1862: Protest Against Sending Presents to Soldiers. CENTRAL OFFICE, SANITARY COMMISSION, WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 1862. The Sanitary Commission, at the request of Gen. HALLECK, Commanding in Chief the Armies of … Continue reading

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