SANITARY FAIR CIVIL WAR DISABLED SOLDIERS HOME BROADSIDE 1865 For Sale

An original May 5, 1865 Broadside titled "Sanitaria or Homes for Discharged, Disabled Soldiers", issued by Sanitary Commission Superintendent Frederick N Knapp, at Washington, DC- "Now that the excitement of actual war is over", the question is raised of how to attend to those men disabled by the War, calls for the establisment of a National Home for Disabled Soldiers & how best to restore the veterans who have sacrificed so much, to their homes and the working community, by forming each Soldier's Asylum as a workshop, school, hospital & & home, and seeks immediate efforts, while the Nation is focused on their heroism. 1p ptd, approx 10 x 14.3". Fold, age stains, edge wear, Overall VG.