U.S. Christian Commission

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/U.S._Christian_Commission

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:religious_organization gptkb: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
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	U.S. Christian Commission