Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Rebecca Usher (1821-1919) of Hollis served as a volunteer nurse during the Civil War, first in Chester, Pennsylvania, then in City Point, Virgina.
On May 1, 1865, she wrote to Mat, describing her feelings about President Lincoln and his assassination. Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865.
Transcription
About This Item
- Title: Rebecca Usher on Lincoln's assassination, Virginia, 1865
- Creator: Rebecca Usher
- Creation Date: 1865-05-01
- Subject Date: 1865
- Location: City Point, Prince George County, VA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 21 cm x 13 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 9, Box 1/6
- Collection: Rebecca Usher papers
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Hospitals--Virginia--City Point
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination
- Manuscripts
- Nurses, American
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, Female
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narrative
- Usher, Rebecca, 1821-1919--Letters
- Women in war--History--19th century
People
Other Keywords
- 19th century.
- Letters
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
- Military
- Organizations & movements
- Personal narrative
- Politics, politicians, government & law
- woman
- Women
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