Excerpt from The Sanitary Commission of the United States Army: A Succinct Narrative of Its Works and Purposes The United States Sanitary Commission may safely leave its history to be written in the Annals of the War. In that history, however, the pub he has an interest which calls for the occasional publication of such records of the work in progress, and such, a description of its methods, purposes, and results, as shall correctly set forth the practical features of this great system of supplementary aid. This volume has been prepared with the design of meeting the demand for a succinct narrative of the origin, purposes, progress, and present condi tion of the Commission's methods and departments of labor. Connected outlines, together with reviews and condensed abstracts of current reports, are made to bring forward a concise record of the work, from the period of its inception to the present time. The faithfulness of the narrative has been Verified at every step, by one who has attentively observed the Commission's plans and labors from the beginning, and his object will be fully attained if the book conveys to the reader's mind a truthful and connected view of the whole scheme - past and present - of the objects, spirit, and practical operations of the Commission. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.