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let and city all over the land.” Depots for the distribution of 
hospital supplies were rapidly established and plans made for 
the relief of sick and wounded. During all of the years of 
the war Dr. Newberry was active in ameliorating the sufferings 
of both friend and foe, which, with his kindness of heart, was 
doubtless a much more grateful work than would have been 
that of aggression and destruction. In overseeing the work of 
his organization he at times followed the armies and was present 
at the battle of Chattanooga. 
The following extract from a letter by Hon. M. C. Read, one 
of his assistants in this work, would show that Dr. Newberry 
had organizing and executive ability and power of leadership. 
“ All the agents for this work were selected by Dr, Newberry 
and assigned to their special duties. With an executive ability 
that is rarely equalled he seemed instinctively to put every man 
at the task he was best fitted for and to keep him up to his most 
efficient work. Ail reported to him at least every month, and 
oftener when emergencies demanded. All were treated with 
the utmost kindness and consideration, and all learned to love 
a honor him. No part of his life work is entitled to higher 
onor,” 
His report upon the work of his department exhibits the 
character and magnitude of his labors. Over $800,000 in money 
were expended in the benevolent work of the commission, 
and hospital stores were distributed to a value of $5,000,000. 
Dr. Newberry published only three scientific papers during 
the five years of his service on the Sanitary Commission, but 
added to his geologic collections which had become very large. 
His scientific reputation was fully established and at the incor- 
poration of the National Academy of Sciences in 1865 he was 
named by Congress as one of the fifty original members. 
At the close of the war Dr. Newberry was employed at the 
Smithsonian Institution as collaborator and referee in matters 
relating to geology. 
When the chair of Geology and Paleontology in the School of 
Mines, Columbia College, was established Dr. Newberry was 
called to the place and honorably filled it from September 1866 
to the time of his death, a period of twenty-six years. During 
the last two years, however, he was unable to perform its 
duties. 
His extensive private collection in geology and paleontology 
was purchased by Columbia College and was the beginning of 
the geological museum which under his affectionate care has 
become one of the best in America. It is especially rich in 
fossil fishes and fossil plants, the two groups of his particular 
