Elizabeth Nichols was a Union nurse during the American Civil War.
Civil War service[]
Nichols began her wartime service at the request of her husband. He was stationed in Chicago at the time, after being taken prisoner at Harper's Ferry, and was ill. Nichols arrived for service on October 17, 1862.[1] After arriving at his regiment, Nichols became a field nurse, traveling throughout the east coast with the regiment, including service at Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Fairfax, and Gettysburg.[2][3] During her service, Nichols endured many hardships including sleeping on the ground on piles of straw and dealing with numerous outbreaks of illnesses, such as typhoid fever and smallpox.[3][4] Nichols served for about two years, until her husband was discharged.[4]
References[]
- ↑ Holland, Mary G.. Our Army Nurses. Roseville: Edinborough Press. p. 195. ISBN 9781889020044.
- ↑ Holland, Mary G.. Our Army Nurses. Roseville: Edinborough Press. p. 196. ISBN 9781889020044.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hall, Richard. Women of the Civil War Battlefront. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas. p. 251. ISBN 9780700614370.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Holland, Mary G.. Our Army Nurses. Roseville: Edinborough Press. p. 197. ISBN 9781889020044.
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