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Home of the American Civil War: u.s.sanitary Commission and Other Relief Agencies
The origins of the United States Sanitary Commission is discussed and its work in the aid of Union soldiers of the Civil War, trying "to do what the Government could not" for soldiers. From "The Photographic History of the Civil War" by...
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Infed: Casework and the Charity Organization Society
Here's a brief history the the Charitiy Organization Society and the reasons behind its formation. Included is a discussion of the philosophy of social work in the late 19th century.