Person/Organization: Titcomb, Louisa
Item 80990
Letter concerning former soldier's visit, Portland, 1890
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1890 Location: Hollis; Harrison; Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 80992
Rebecca Usher on arrival at nursing station, 1862
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Portland; Chester Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
Rebecca Usher: 'To Succor the Suffering Soldiers'
Rebecca Usher of Hollis was 41 and single when she joined the Union nursing service at the U.S. General Hospital at Chester, Pennsylvania. Her time there and later at City Point, Virginia, were defining experiences of her life.
