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United States Christian Commission. Army Committee

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1861 (date of establishment)
  • Existence: 1865 (date of dissolution)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Edward Franklin Williams papers, 1859-1918.

 Collection
Identifier: MS4981
Abstract Edward Franklin Williams was born in Uxbridge, Massachusetts on July 22, 1832. He graduated from Yale in 1856 after which he spent three years teaching in Connecticut and Massachusetts. He then went to the Princeton Theological Seminary where he graduated in 1861. He was licensed by the Presbytery of New Brunswick in 1861. When the Civil War broke out, Williams joined the Christian Commission where he distributed religious literature, medical aid, and various supplies to Union troops. The...
Dates: 1859-1918