{"value"=>"<p>Copies of letters sent by Douglas, associate secretary from 1862-1864, and Steiner, chief inspector for the Army of the Potomac from spring 1863-July 1864. Steiner also served as acting associate secretary in Washington from August to October 1863. Letters were addressed to the Standing Committee, USSC personnel, government officials, and army officers. Letters concern requisitions and transportation of supplies, movements of the army, instructions to relief agents, reports on operations, and personnel matters. Volumes contain indexes as well as additional Archive Department registers.</p>"}