Mary Perkins | |
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Born | Brewer, Maine | May 5, 1839
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.
Perkins was born on May 5, 1839, in Brewer, Maine. She later moved to Enfield, Maine until the outbreak of the Civil War. [1]
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. [3] [2] 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. [3] [2]
Perkins married Andrew Perkins in April 1850. She died on November 18, 1893. [3]
Mary Perkins | |
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Born | Brewer, Maine | May 5, 1839
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.
Perkins was born on May 5, 1839, in Brewer, Maine. She later moved to Enfield, Maine until the outbreak of the Civil War. [1]
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. [3] [2] 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. [3] [2]
Perkins married Andrew Perkins in April 1850. She died on November 18, 1893. [3]