Civil War Hospital

Baptists and the American Civil War: March 18, 1864

Today U.S. President Abraham Lincoln makes an appearance at the U.S. Sanitary Commission‘s fair in Washington, D.C. Lincoln commends the organization’s work on behalf of federal soldiers. Formed in 1861, the Sanitary Commission is a federal government agency tasked with coordinating thousands of volunteers who are collectively ensuring sanitary conditions in military camps and providing…