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- Apr 18, 2019
- Location
- Upstate New York
A letter written by Ruth Swett Mayhew, a nurse working in City Point, Virginia for the Maine Camp Hospital Association.
Mayhew was born in Maine in 1822. After her husband's death in 1856 she worked as a teacher in Portland. In July of 1863 she left Portland to become a nurse in field hospitals provided for the regiments from Maine. She stayed working through the end of the War, entering Richmond with the troops. After the War she worked for a few years as a teacher on a reservation in Kansas. She died in Maine in 1875 and is buried in Rockland.
Mayhew was born in Maine in 1822. After her husband's death in 1856 she worked as a teacher in Portland. In July of 1863 she left Portland to become a nurse in field hospitals provided for the regiments from Maine. She stayed working through the end of the War, entering Richmond with the troops. After the War she worked for a few years as a teacher on a reservation in Kansas. She died in Maine in 1875 and is buried in Rockland.