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History : Heroes ~ Key Figures ~ Historial Data ~ USCC Women ~ Hospitality ~ Medical Care ~ Delegate Duties
Thousands of wounded were left at Gettysburg, with inadequate provision for their care. It is impossible to estimate the suffering and loss of life that must have ensued had it not been for the extra-governmental relief afforded, - relief which it was beyond the power of the government to bestow. The citizens were eager to share everything they possessed with those who had defended them at such a sacrifice, and the Commission, adding its own stores and cooperating with other societies, could use its multitude of Delegates in applying the means of relief in the most direct and economical manner.
 “I beg that you will accept my most heartfelt thanks, for the devotion to the service of the sick and wounded soldiers of Gettysburg manifested by the Christian Commission and its agents. Owing to the military necessities of the occasion, the suffering would have been much greater than it was, but for the aid afforded the medical officers by the benevolent individuals who came to their assistance.”
William A Hammond
U.S. Surgeon General 1862-1864
Gettysburg and the USCC
Actual Gettysburg Field Hospital with supplies from the USCC
A USCC Field Hospital
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