Mary Perkins | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 5, 1839 Brewers, Maine |
| Died | November 18, 1893 (aged 54) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Nurse |
Mary Perkins (May 5, 1839 – November 18, 1893) was a Union nurse during the American Civil War.
Early life[]
Perkins was born on May 5, 1839, in Brewer, Maine. She later moved to Enfield, Maine until the outbreak of the Civil War.[1]
Civil War service[]
Perkins enlisted in 1861 as a nurse for the 11th Maine Volunteer Infantry.[1][2] Shortly after, she accompanied the regiment to Washington, D.C., where she served at Brigade Hospital.[1] In March 1862, the regiment moved, and Perkins then served at Hygeia Hospital.[2][3] At this hospital, Perkins worked with Dorothea Dix throughout McClellan's Peninsula Campaign.[3]
Perkins left the service when her brother was injured in the war.[2][3]
After the war[]
Perkins married Andrew Perkins in April 1865. She died on November 18, 1893.[3]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Holland, Mary G.. Our Army Nurses. Roseville: Edinborough Press. p. 203. ISBN 9781889020044.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Hall, Richard. Women of the Civil War Battlefront. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas. p. 230. ISBN 9780700614370.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Holland, Mary G.. Our Army Nurses. Roseville: Edinborough Press. p. 204. ISBN 9781889020044.
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