U.S. Christian Commission

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/U.S._Christian_Commission
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religious_organization
Civil War relief agency
gptkbp:activity Distributed Bibles and religious tracts
Operated field stations and hospitals
Organized volunteer nurses and chaplains
Provided medical supplies
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved 1865
gptkbp:founded 1861
gptkbp:fundedBy Donations from churches and individuals
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U.S. Christian Commission
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:George_H._Stuart
gptkb:John_Patton
gptkb:Vincent_Colyer
gptkbp:notablePublication gptkb:Christian_Commission_Bulletin
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees Over 4,800
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Young_Men's_Christian_Association
gptkbp:purpose Provide spiritual and material support to Union soldiers
gptkbp:successor gptkb:YMCA_War_Work_Council
gptkbp:volunteers Over 5,000
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Union_Army_hospital
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5