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1861-1866 Civil War Era
Life on the Home Front
Written correspondence evokes the experiences of families on both sides of the conflict. The Sanitary Commission, a Union volunteer organization administered largely by women, monitored medical care in the camps and staged Sanitary Fairs to raise money. Southerners suffered from a shortage of paper and stamps. Any usable scrap became writing material, including spare rolls of wallpaper. Mourning covers chronicle sorrows known to all, regardless of allegiance. |