Category: Nurses, United States Civil War

Categories: United States Civil War | Nurses

This category contains links to profiles and pages of US Civil War nurses of both the Union and the Confederacy.

Approximately two thousand women, North and South, served as volunteer nurses in military hospitals during the American Civil War. They experienced at first hand the grim constants of war and provided invaluable aid to the sick and wounded soldiers and medical authorities on either side.

See:

• The free-space project page for US Civil War Nurses
• Civil War Nurses

This category is managed by the Military and War Project in association with the Categorization Project. For assistance with this or related categories ask in G2G making sure to tag your question with both categorization and Military and War.

In Memoriam - Civil War Nurses

Nurses Profiles - US Civil War Era

US Civil War Veterans in Washington State

United States Civil War Nurses

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Mary O'Connell 12 Aug 1814 Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland - 08 Dec 1897

Almira (Olmstead) Ambler 15 Jul 1806 Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States - 26 Jun 1891

Juliet (Opie) Hopkins 07 May 1818 Jefferson, Virginia, United States - 09 Mar 1890

Frances (Oslin) Jackson 1835 Georgia, United States - 19 Feb 1925

Mehitable (Owen) Woods 28 Sep 1813 Georgia, Franklin, Vermont, United States - 23 Sep 1891

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Emily (Parmely) Collins 11 Aug 1814 South Bristol, Ontario, New York, USA - 29 Apr 1909

Emily Elizabeth Parsons 08 Mar 1824 Tauton, MA - 19 May 1880

Alwilda (Patton) Smith 18 Sep 1841 Cass, Indiana, United States - 12 Apr 1922

Mary (Paxton) Culp 1813 Pennsylvania, United States - 1888

Nancy Pendergast 01 Jun 1819 Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, United States - 05 Feb 1910

Melissa (Pennypacker) Whisler 29 Oct 1846 Chester, Pennsylvania, United States - 04 Oct 1868

Rebecca (Pennypacker) Price 08 Sep 1837 Phoenixville, Pennsylvania - 17 May 1919

Irene (Perkins) McCaffrey Mar 1853 Pennsylvania, United States - 13 Mar 1926

Cordelia (Perrine) Harvey 27 Dec 1824 Barre Center, Orleans, New York, United States - 27 Feb 1895

Susanna (Phelps) Krips 1842 Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom - 10 Nov 1923

Janet (Philp) Applebaum 28 Jun 1835 Cupar, Fife, Scotland - 04 Sep 1917

Mary (Phinney) Von Olnhausen 02 Feb 1818 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 12 Apr 1902

Elizabeth (Pickard) Hunt 02 Nov 1834 Parke, Indiana, United States - 13 Apr 1912

Matilda (Pierce) Alleman 11 Mar 1849 Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States - 15 Mar 1914

Anna Platt abt 1821 New York

Sara (Plummer) Lemmon 03 Sep 1836 New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine, United States - 15 Jan 1923

Caroline (Pollock) Gray Mar 1834 Ohio, United States - 20 Feb 1929

Eunice (Pomeroy) Davis bef 16 Mar 1808 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States - 03 Mar 1885

Delilah (Powell) Kelley 04 Jun 1851 Apalachicola, Franklin, Florida, United States - 31 Oct 1939

Hannah Powell 1828 Virginia, United States - 1864

Ann (Powers) McDonnell 31 Jul 1836 Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States - 28 Mar 1918

Harriet (Preston) Grogan 1833 New York, United States - 1911

Ann (Pruett) Snodgrass abt 1840 Missouri, United States - aft 1920

Margaret (Pulver) Smith 22 Oct 1837 New York, United States - 03 Mar 1924

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Frances Ranson 1833 - 16 Mar 1867

Lovisa (Rawson) Downs abt 08 Jun 1840 Vermont, United States - 21 Feb 1927

Sarah Ray abt 1803 Easton, Maryland - 23 Feb 1906

Julia (Raymond) Claghorn 1820 of N.Y. - 11 Oct 1904

Sarah (Reeves) Johnston 29 Mar 1822 Rowan County, North Carolina, USA - 13 May 1906

Eliza (Rexford) Waughop 27 Nov 1838 Blue Island, Cook, Illinois, United States - 30 Jul 1913

William Rhodes abt 1823 South Carolina, United States - 15 Feb 1863

Mary (Rice) Livermore 19 Dec 1820 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 23 May 1905

Susanna (Richards) Van Valkenburg 01 Feb 1838 Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States - 17 May 1930

Lydia Riggins Sep 1834 Pennsylvania, United States - 07 Feb 1921

Elizabeth (Rinker) Dodge 23 Mar 1818 Pennsylvania - 21 Apr 1906

Annie Robb 1828 Scotland, United Kingdom - 17 Jun 1914

Sarah (Roberts) Willis 23 Feb 1844 Upper Merion Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States - 13 Nov 1938

Anna (Robinson) Thomas 22 Mar 1825 Urbana, Champaign, Ohio, USA - 26 Aug 1911

Florana (Rosenkrans) Sterling 1842 Beloit, Rock, Wisconsin, United States - 14 Nov 1908

Anna Ross 25 Mar 1813 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 22 Dec 1863

Harriet (Ross) Tubman 06 Mar 1822 Bucktown, Dorchester, Maryland, United States - 10 Mar 1913

Katherine Rowland 22 Jun 1840 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States - 28 Jun 1916

Elida (Rumsey) Fowle 06 Jun 1842 New York, New York, United States - 17 Jun 1919

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Mary Safford 31 Dec 1834 Hyde Park, Lamoille, Vermont, United States - 08 Dec 1891

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Martha (Sawyers) Wade 1836 Illinois, United States - 30 Oct 1922

Mary Scott 05 Oct 1837 Ebensburg, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States - 15 Apr 1911

Lucy (Seaman) Bainbridge 18 Jan 1842 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - 19 Nov 1928

Mary (Seider) Adams 12 Feb 1846 Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States - 12 Feb 1930

Katherine (Senseny) McKnight 25 Nov 1846 Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - 29 Mar 1921

Anna Sever 23 Apr 1828 Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States - 29 Mar 1896

Martha Sever 04 Mar 1839 Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States - 03 Nov 1864

Ophelia (Shadbolt) Amigh 13 Jul 1839 Clinton Hollow, Dutchess, New York, United States - 31 Jan 1939

Mary (Sharp) Brady 06 Dec 1821 Rockcorry, County Monaghan, Ireland - 27 May 1864

Harriet Sharpless 23 Feb 1837 Catawissa, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States - 07 Dec 1906

Persis (Sheldon) Gowen 04 Feb 1840 Waterbury, Washington, Vermont, United States - 30 Jan 1911

Elizabeth (Shindel) Hutter 18 Nov 1821 Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States - 18 Jun 1895

Anna (Sholes) Gridley 11 Dec 1825 Waterloo, Seneca, New York, United States - 16 Oct 1909

Abigail (Simonds) Horton 31 Jan 1822 Walpole, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States - 28 Jan 1910

Susan (Sisty) Turley 19 Aug 1810 - 12 Dec 1899

Jane Skinner 25 Oct 1836 Connecticut, United States - 28 Jun 1914

Barbara (Smith) Logan 24 Nov 1841 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States - 01 Jun 1915

Elizabeth (Smith) Anderson abt 1830 - aft 12 May 1896

Laura (Smith) Haviland 20 Dec 1808 Kitley Township, Leeds County, Canada West - 20 Apr 1898

Mary (Smith) Reid 29 Sep 1812 Saint Marys, Camden County, Georgia, USA - 24 Jun 1894

Mary (Smith) Bradley 09 Mar 1832 Vermont, United States - 17 Aug 1910

Sarah (Smith) Sampson 1836 Maine, USA - 22 Dec 1907

Catharine (Smyser) Wills 12 Aug 1834 Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania - 27 Dec 1891

Sarah (Souder) Linnard 09 Feb 1842 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - 03 Dec 1911

Kady (Southwell) Brownell abt 26 Mar 1842 Kaffraria, South Africa - 05 Jan 1915

Emma (Southwick) Brinton 05 Apr 1834 Peabody, Essex, Massachusetts, United States - 25 Feb 1922

Mary (Spafford) Hadley 02 Feb 1829 Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont, United States - 17 May 1899

Mary (Spidell) Murkin abt 1843 Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States - 21 Nov 1927

Elvira (Stockwell) Powers 06 Aug 1827 Auburn, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United states - 21 Sep 1871

Eliza (Stokes) Pyle 13 Jan 1843 Rahhahannock, Virginia - 09 Jul 1941

Mary Sturges 1809 New York, United States - 29 Dec 1892

Mary (Sturges) White Jul 1840 Illinois, United States - abt 1926

Martha (Sunbury) Spencer 1836 Johnston, Trumbull, Ohio, United States - 31 Jan 1894

Ruth (Swett) Mayhew 19 Apr 1822 Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States - 22 Jun 1875

Mary (Swift) Gist Jun 1834 Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States - 05 Jan 1902

Sarah (Sykes) Sinfield 07 Aug 1823 Lee Green, Mirfield, Yorkshire, England - 04 Apr 1894

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Kate (Tannatt) Woods 29 Dec 1838 Peekskill, Westchester, New York, United States - 12 Jul 1910

Elizabeth (Tappan) Tannatt 10 Dec 1837 Manchester-by-the-Sea, Essex, Massachusetts, United States - 22 Feb 1920

Mary E (Taylor) Adams 15 Feb 1838 Wilmington, Clinton, Ohio

Emily (Thatcher) Souder 05 Jun 1814 Wells, York, Maine, United States - 22 Dec 1886

Adelaide (Thompson) Spurgeon 1829 England, United Kingdom - 04 Mar 1907

Mary Thompson 15 Apr 1829 Fort Ann, Washington, New York, United States - 21 May 1895

Louisa Titcomb 20 Dec 1823 Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States - 15 Jul 1905

Fanny (Titus) Hazen 09 May 1840 Vershire, Orange, Vermont, United States - 1930

Sally Tompkins 09 Nov 1833 Mathews, Virginia, United States - 25 Jul 1916

Catherine (Totman) Bliss 21 Sep 1839 Lorraine, Jefferson, New York, United States - 29 Oct 1921

Nancy (Trip) Marlow 26 Sep 1826 Illinois, United States - abt Oct 1867

Alpheus Trowbridge 04 Sep 1821 Newark, Wayne, New York, United States - 10 Mar 1895

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Emily (Tucker) Harrison 21 Oct 1825 Windsor, Vermont, United States - 10 Aug 1908

Cynthia (Tuell) Denham 13 Sep 1838 Rhode Island, United States - 26 Jan 1913

Sarah (Turner) Wittenmyer 26 Aug 1827 Sandy Springs, Adams, Ohio, United States - 02 Feb 1900

Letitia (Tyler) Semple 11 May 1821 Charles City County, Virginia, United States - 28 Dec 1907

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Alice (Unknown) Bailey 1846 Ohio, United States - 20 Nov 1921

Elizabeth (Unknown) Robb - 31 Dec 1863

Elizabeth (Unknown) Wethrell 1820 United States - 10 Jul 1862

Florena (unknown) Budwin 1844 - 25 Jan 1865

Jennie (Unknown) Russell Nov 1842 Tennessee, United States - 28 Dec 1916

Lucy (Unknown) Lincoln bef 1815 Hampden, Penobscot, Maine, United States - abt 15 Nov 1896

Sarah (Unknown) Henderson 11 Apr 1829 Ohio, United States - 19 Nov 1905

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Mary Vance 01 Jun 1821 Cross Creek, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA - 28 Apr 1895

Mary Venard Nov 1822 Ohio, United States - 26 Mar 1908

Margaret (Vincent) Kirkpatrick 12 Mar 1829 Kentucky, United States - 31 Mar 1909

Annabelle (Vorse) Clark Jul 1834 Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania, United States - 13 Sep 1916

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Georgeanna (Wade) McClellan 04 Jul 1841 Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States - 05 Sep 1927

Adeline Walker 21 Feb 1830 Bridgton, Cumberland, Maine, United States - 28 Apr 1865

Mary Walker 26 Nov 1832 Oswego, New York, United States - 21 Feb 1919

Louise (Warfield) Hetzel 1841 Indiana, United States - 02 Dec 1894

Leonora (Watson) Wright 01 Apr 1831 Henderson, Kentucky, United States - 15 May 1914

Amanda Way 10 Jul 1828 Winchester, White River Township, Randolph, Indiana, United States - 24 Feb 1914

Ann (Wendell) Clapp 15 Aug 1814 Albany, Albany, New York, United States - abt 03 Dec 1889

Louisa (West) Jackman Feb 1831 Bourbon, Kentucky, United States - 04 Jul 1908

Phoebe (Weston) Farmer abt 1814 Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA - 10 Nov 1895

Lucy (Whipple) Kaiser 09 Sep 1826 Addison, Vermont, United States - 30 Sep 1915

Catharine (Whitacre) Brashear 16 Oct 1828 Ohio, United States - 27 May 1883

Carroll Whitehead Feb 1822 Alabama, United States - 19 Nov 1906

Louisa (Whiting) Barker 12 Jun 1820 Massachusetts, United States - 07 Dec 1875

Walter Whitman 31 May 1819 West Hills, Suffolk, New York, United States - 26 Mar 1892

Carrie (Wilkins) Pollard 08 May 1842 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 27 Jun 1924

Rebecca (Wilmarth) Caldwell abt 1835 Massachusetts, United States - abt 17 Oct 1904

Lydia (Wilson) Holliday 15 Sep 1802 Delaware - 05 Oct 1899

Caroline (Winder) McGavock 09 Sep 1829 Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, United States - 22 Feb 1905

Mary (Winslow) Atkinson 14 Dec 1834 Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States - 29 Dec 1930

Rebecca Wiswell 24 Sep 1806 Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States - 29 Oct 1897

Mary (Witherow) Purman 23 Jul 1840 Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States - 30 Sep 1909

Martha (Wonder) Bamford 28 Oct 1837 Pennsylvania, United States - 20 Feb 1923

Martha (Wood) Ferguson 07 May 1833 Winchester, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States - 1906

Abby Woolsey 16 Jul 1828 Alexandria, Virginia, United States - 07 Apr 1893

Eliza (Woolsey) Howland 22 Jul 1835 Green Hook, Long Island, New York, United States - 03 Jul 1917

Georgeanna (Woolsey) Bacon 05 Nov 1833 New York City, New York, United States - 27 Jan 1906

Jane Woolsey 07 Feb 1830 Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States - 09 Jul 1891

Mary (Woolsey) Howland abt 1832 New York, United States - 31 May 1864

Sarah Woolsey 29 Jan 1835 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - 09 Apr 1905

Katharine Wormeley 14 Jan 1830 Ipswich, Suffolk, England - 04 Aug 1908

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Nancy (Young) Abbey 17 Dec 1816 Geneva, Ontario, New York, United States - 13 Apr 1903

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