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Mary Ann Brown Newcomb, also known as Mary A. Newcomb (January 5, 1817–December 23, 1892), was a camp and hospital nurse who served the Union Army during the American Civil War. She wrote the book ''Four Years of Work and Personal Experience in the War''. When the war broke out her husband and son enlisted in the Union Army. Newcomb paid for her way to Fort Donelson following the Battle of Fort Donelson (1862). She found that both men had been wounded and she cared for them.
She had no experience caring for wounded soldiers, but like other Civil War nurses, Newcomb relinquished her everyday responsibilities to serve as a hard-working nurse. Her husband, First Sergeant Hiram A.W. Newcomb (born July 25, 1811) was wounded on February 15, 1862 and died eleven days later.
She provided care for her son, who healed and returned to active service, and her severely wounded husband who wished that she care for "the boys" with the
Mary Ann Brown Newcomb, also known as Mary A. Newcomb (January 5, 1817–December 23, 1892), was a camp and hospital nurse who served the Union Army during the American Civil War. She wrote the book ''Four Years of Work and Personal Experience in the War''. When the war broke out her husband and son enlisted in the Union Army. Newcomb paid for her way to Fort Donelson following the Battle of Fort Donelson (1862). She found that both men had been wounded and she cared for them.
She had no experience caring for wounded soldiers, but like other Civil War nurses, Newcomb relinquished her everyday responsibilities to serve as a hard-working nurse. Her husband, First Sergeant Hiram A.W. Newcomb (born July 25, 1811) was wounded on February 15, 1862 and died eleven days later.
She provided care for her son, who healed and returned to active service, and her severely wounded husband who wished that she care for "the boys" with the 11th Illinois Infantry Regiment
The 11th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment from Illinois that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. In April 1861, it was formed as a three-month volunteer unit, and in July 1861 it was reorganized as ...
. She ignored the chief surgeons command for lights out at 9:00 p.m., and she provided necessary care for the soldiers. This was partly because she was a volunteer nurse, and did not report up the military chain-of-command. When no doctor was available, she amputated a finger, which was unusual among nurses.
Mary Ann Brown was born on January 5, 1817 in Cayuga County, New York
Cayuga County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 76,248. Its county seat and largest city is Auburn. The county was named for the Cayuga people, one of the Indian tribes in the Iroquois Conf ...
, the daughter of Mary Lockwood and Russell Brown. She died at her home in Effingham, Illinois on December 23, 1892. She is buried at Oakridge Cemetery in Effingham, Illinois.
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