Controversy Over Camp at Alexandria and War Office Relief Efforts
The article notes harsh conditions at the Alexandria Convalescent Camp where twelve to fifteen thousand soldiers endured neglect. It credits Gen Patton and the War Committee with exposing abuses and securing partial remedies, while detailing the Pennsylvania Soldiers' Relief Association finances and calls for easier discharge and furloughs for sick or wounded troops. It also critiques military leadership and contrasts Generals Porter, McDowell, and McClellan in appearance and perceived ability.
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Meigs
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War Committee
Gen. Willson
Massachusetts
Wild Cat
Pennsylvania Soldiers’ Relief Association
Jay Cooke & Co
Pennsylvania
Fenton
Gen. Fitz John Porter
14Th Street
Willard’s
Justice Summerton
Board of Generals
Gen. McDowell
Gen. Porter
Gen. McClellan
McClellan
McDowell
Porter
Holt
Warren
Fredericksburg
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Irving Literary Society
Johnson’s Hall
Col. H. W. McNeil
A. D. Wood
Virginia
Mississippi
Hugh W. McNeil
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