IV. Army of the Potomac Archives

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{"value"=>"1862-1865", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1862/1865"}
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1862
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1865
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1862
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{"value"=>"IV. Army of the Potomac Archives"}
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{"value"=>"<p>The Army of the Potomac Archives, 1862-1865, document the Sanitary Commission’s relief work in support of Union armies on campaign in Virginia, from the winter of 1862-1863 to the closing of the USSC’s base at City Point in June, 1865. The establishment of the USSC’s Field Relief Corps and Auxiliary Relief Corps, and USSC operations during Grant’s Overland Campaign and the siege of Petersburg and Richmond are especially well represented. Earlier relief work at Harrison’s Landing during the 1862 Peninsular Campaign is also documented. Relief efforts at Acquia Creek, Belle Plain, City Point, Falmouth, Petersburg, Richmond and other stations are documented in materials including letters, reports and journals of USSC officers and relief agents describing operations in the field, as well as letters from USSC staff, military officers, soldiers and civilians. Also present are records of supply distribution and assistance to troops in the field and at stations, lodges and hospitals. Other activities represented include Hospital Directory inquiry work, burial supervision, and camp inspections.</p>"}
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1862
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1865

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