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Mary Edwards Walker (November 26, 1832 – February 21, 1919), commonly referred to as Dr. Mary Walker, was an American abolitionist, prohibitionist, prisoner of war in the American Civil War, and surgeon. [1]
Mary Edwards Walker, a surgeon, became the only woman (and one of only eight civilians) awarded a Medal of Honor; it was later revoked, and then reinstated. At least thirty-two were awarded to African Americans, including sixteen sailors of the Union Navy , sixteen soldiers of the United States Colored Troops , and three soldiers of other ...
The 52nd Ohio Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service ... Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, assistant surgeon ...
Dr. Mary Edwards Walker remains the only woman with a Medal of Honor for her work as the first female U.S. Army surgeon during the Civil War, after she was repeatedly denied the position because ...
They include Fort Bragg, N.C., which will become Fort Liberty; Fort AP Hill, Va., which will become Fort Walker to honor Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, the first woman surgeon in the Civil War and the ...
Dr. Mary Edwards Walker was a surgeon in the Union Army during the Civil War and a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor. She treated soldiers from both sides of the conflict, as well as civilians, and was captured by Confederate troops in 1864. Prior to her death in 1919, she was admitted to the Grand Army of the Republic.
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