Monthly Archives: January 2019

Grant’s Chief of Nursing or Mother Bickerdyke Union Hero

Grant’s Chief of Nursing, Mary Ann Bickerdyke, was affectionately known as Mother Bickerdyke to thousands of wounded and was definitely an unsung Union hero of the Civil War. Both Generals Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman admired Bickerdyke for her bravery and … Continue reading

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