Broadside "Ice for the Soldiers"
8/13/1863
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When faced with disease accompanied by a fever, Civil War doctors could do little but make patients as comfortable as possible. Ice helped hold down fever and quench parched mouths. The United States Christian Commission—a nationwide voluntary organization that raised money, supplies, and food for the relief of Union soldiers—circulated this appeal for money to “comfort these men.”
This primary source comes from the Records of the Adjutant General's Office.
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3854682Full Citation: Broadside 'Ice for the Soldiers'; 8/13/1863; Records of the Adjutant General's Office, Record Group 94. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/broadside-ice-for-the-soldiers, April 20, 2024]