Bearing The People's Love

Formed in the first days of the Civil War, the the United States Sanitary Commission was composed of civilian volunteers devoted to the health of Union soldiers, through medical education, food deliveries, and even medical care near the battle-field. It was called by one admirer “the great artery bearing the people’s love to the people’s army.” Ranger Maddie’s talk will detail how Commission members, some working near Rural Plains, cared for the multitudes of wounded soldiers felled at the Battle of Totopotomy Creek and elsewhere during the 1864 Overland Campaign.

The program will be held at the Totopotomoy Creek Battlefield.

Photo: Library of Congress

You may also like the following events from Richmond National Battlefield Park:

• Next month, 6th September, 11:00 am, The Impact of Resource Scarcity During the Civil War in Mechanicsville
• Next month, 27th September, 09:00 am, Fort Harrison Anniversary Event in Chester
• This November, 15th November, 10:00 am, Last Winter of the War in Chester

Also check out other Health & Wellness events in Studley.