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Civil rights

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Southern Prisoners' Relief Fund broadside, circa 1864

 File — Box WSC002: [Barcode: 1006241709], Folder: W0150.08
Scope and Contents

This broadside describes the conditions under which many Southern prisoners of war were suffering and solicits financial support from Southerners living in Europe during the Civil War. The Fund was intended to "mitigate some of these sufferings" although it acknowledged that some of the suffering could not be relieved.

Dates: circa 1864