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Rebecca Usher on visit to White House, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Chester; Hollis Media: Ink on paper

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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.