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Mary Edwards Walker


Civil War (Union)

United States of America
A

merican feminist, abolitionist, prohibitionist, alleged spy, prisoner of war, surgeon, and currently the only woman ever to receive the Medal of Honor.

Timeline

Birth- Nov 26, 1832
Oswego, New York
1861 - 1865Civil War (Union)
Conflict Period
Civil War (Union)
Served For
United States of America
Education: Institution
Bowen Collegiate Institute
Education: Place
Hopkin, Iowa
Education: From
Jan 1, 1860
Received Medal of Honor
Nov 11, 1865
Education: Institution
Syracuse Medical College
Education: Place
New York
Education: To
Jan 1, 1855
Occupation
Physician, Army nurse, Army Surgeon, writer, lecturer
Gender
Female
Employment: Employer
U.S. Army
Employment: Position
Volunteer, Surgeon
Employment: End Date
Jan 1, 1865
Employment: Start Date
Jan 1, 1861
Death- Feb 21, 1919-Age: 86 years
New York
Natural causes
Burial
Rural Cemetery, Oswego, NY

Other Facts

Marriage
Albert Miller
Full Name
Mary Edwards Walker
Mother
Vesta Walker
Father
Alvah Walker

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