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United States Sanitary Commission

private relief agency during the American Civil War, created by federal legislation, to support sick and wounded soldiers of the United States Army (Northern)
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Summary

United States Sanitary Commission is a government agency[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of government_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (419 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • United States Sanitary Commission's field of work was humanitarian aid[3].
  • United States Sanitary Commission is in the country of United States[4].
  • United States Sanitary Commission's instance of is recorded as government agency[5].
  • United States Sanitary Commission's founder is recorded as Henry Whitney Bellows[6].
  • United States Sanitary Commission's founder is recorded as Frederick Law Olmsted[7].
  • United States Sanitary Commission's founder is recorded as George Templeton Strong[8].
  • United States Sanitary Commission's headquarters location is recorded as Treasury Building[9].
  • United States Sanitary Commission's Commons category is recorded as United States Sanitary Commission[10].
  • United States Sanitary Commission's archives at is recorded as New York Public Library Main Branch[11].
  • June 18, 1861 marks the founding of United States Sanitary Commission[12].
  • United States Sanitary Commission was dissolved in May 1866[13].
  • United States Sanitary Commission's topic's main category is recorded as Category:United States Sanitary Commission[14].
  • United States Sanitary Commission's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[15].
  • United States Sanitary Commission's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[16].
  • United States Sanitary Commission's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject New York Public Library[17].

Body

Founding

Founders include Henry Whitney Bellows[6], Frederick Law Olmsted[7], and George Templeton Strong[8]. June 18, 1861 marks the founding of United States Sanitary Commission[12].

Operations

United States Sanitary Commission's headquarters location is recorded as Treasury Building[9].

Industry

United States Sanitary Commission's field of work was humanitarian aid[3].

Dissolution

United States Sanitary Commission was dissolved in May 1866[13].

Why It Matters

United States Sanitary Commission ranks in the top 5% of government_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (419 views/month).[2] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

Frederick Law Olmsted United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of israel j9u id → —
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