1. Statement of the object and methods of the Sanitary Commission: appointed by the Government of the United States, June 13, 1861 Author(s): United States Sanitary Commission. Publication: New York : Wm. C. Bryant & Co., printers, 1863 Subject(s): Military HygieneRelief WorkFund RaisingAmerican Civil WarUnited StatesUnited States Sanitary Commission.