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Item 100826

Woman's Relief Corps ballot box, Pittsfield, ca. 1884

Contributed by: Pittsfield Historical Society Date: circa 1884 Location: Pittsfield Media: Wood, marble

Item 100889

Soldiers' Monument design, Pittsfield, ca. 1903

Contributed by: Pittsfield Historical Society Date: circa 1903 Location: Pittsfield Media: Oil on canvas

Item 100740

Soldiers' Monument and Library, Pittsfield, 1904

Contributed by: An individual through Maine Central Institute Date: circa 1904 Location: Pittsfield Media: Postcard

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Maine Soldiers' Relief Association card, Washington, ca. 1863

The Sanitary Commission: Meeting Needs of Soldiers, Families

The Sanitary Commission, formed soon after the Civil War began in the spring of 1861, dealt with the health, relief needs, and morale of soldiers and their families. The Maine Agency helped families and soldiers with everything from furloughs to getting new socks.

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Civil War Soldiers Impact Pittsfield

Although not everyone in town supported the war effort, more than 200 Pittsfield men served in Civil War regiments. Several reminders of their service remain in the town.

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Sarah Sampson: Caring for Soldiers, Orphans

Sarah Sampson of Bath went to war with her husband, a captain in the 3rd Maine Regiment. With no formal training, she spent the next four and a half years providing nursing and other services to soldiers. Even after her husband became ill and returned to Maine, Sampson remained in the Washington, D.C., area aiding the sick and wounded.

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"… GAR also had a number of auxiliaries: the Woman's Relief Corps (organized on a national basis in 1883); the Ladies of the Grand Army of the…"