Keywords: Bureau of pensions
Item 76034
Letter concerning widow's pension, 1901
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1901 Location: Vinalhaven; Washington Media: Ink on paper
Item 18046
Civil War pension certificate, 1914
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1914 Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
Sarah Sampson: Caring for Soldiers, Orphans
Sarah Sampson of Bath went to war with her husband, a captain in the 3rd Maine Regiment. With no formal training, she spent the next four and a half years providing nursing and other services to soldiers. Even after her husband became ill and returned to Maine, Sampson remained in the Washington, D.C., area aiding the sick and wounded.
