Union Volunteer Refreshment Committee Cards, ca. 1862

Summary

Creators:

Union Volunteer Refreshment Committee of Philadelphia

Extent:

.01 linear feet (1 folder)

Language:

English.

Background

Scope and content:

Two small printed Civil War era cards, issued by the Union Volunteer Refreshment Committee of Philadelphia, listing officers, committee members, history and statement of purpose, and also including engravings of the committee's refreshment saloon and hospital. According to the cards, nearly 300,000 soldiers had been assisted by the end of 1862, as they passed through Philadelphia, and the refreshment saloon could feed up to 15,000 soldiers in a single day.

Acquisition information:

Undetermined.

Physical location:

Vault

Location of this collection:

UC Santa Barbara, Special Research Collections

UC Santa Barbara Library

Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US

Contact:

(805) 893-3062

special@library.ucsb.edu

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