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The Civil War created a great humanitarian crisis. There was no provision made for the slaves that rushed to the Federal lines or those slaves in liberated areas. Some followed the Federal units. Here there was some employment as there were arange of military condtruction tasks to be performed. Other set up camps in Washington, D.C. and other areas. Again the Federal Government made no effort to provide fopd and shelter. The focus was on winning the War. I believe that there were find raising efforts in the North to assist the contrabands and after the Empancipation Proclamation, the freed slaves. We know very little about the find raising at this time.
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