Our Branch and Its Tributaries

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Excerpt from Our Branch and Its Tributaries: Being a History of the Work of the Northwestern Sanitary Commission and Its Auxiliaries, During the War of the RebellionIt is a pleasing duty to recognize gratefully the generous confidence at all times extended to the Commission, and the large contributions entrusted to it by the noble organization in aid of the Commission having its headquarters at Milwaukee and its ramifications through a large portion of the State of Wisconsin, and also to a similar organization in the State of Iowa, Operating through the Aid Societies in the various cities and large towns of that State. To several of the cities and large towns in the State of Michigan, and to a few in the State of Indiana the Commission was constantly indebted for some of its largest and most timely contributions. At several times the Commission came under oblig..tion to the chief executives of the States of Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan, for much Of kind consideration and favor, and it counts as one of the fortunate incidents in its history that it was enabled at various times to be Of more or less service to each Of those States in their efforts to bring aid to their sick and wounded volunteers in the army, and in returning such to their homes. To no one individual, however, does the Commission, and through it all who in any wise contributed to it, owe a more lasting debt Of gratitude than to Wm. H. Osborne, Esq., the widely known and popular president of the Illinois Central railroad. TO his constant friendship, wise suggestions, and practical aid at all times extended to the Commission, the ability to accomplish its work promptly, inexpensively, and efficiently, is largely due. For hearty sympathy and liberal contributions volunteered to the Commission in its earlier and more necessitous stages, it owes grateful acknowledgements to the large hearted, large minded, and accomplished Secretary of the Ladies' Aid Society in Hartford, Connecticut, Mrs. Sidney I. Cowen.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.