Mary Phinney von Olnhausen
Civil War Nurse and Abolitionist
Dates:
1818-1902
Mary Phinney von Olnhausen was an American nurse, abolitionist, and diarist. During the Civil War, she served as nurse at the Mansfield General Hospital at Morehead, North Carolina.
Additional Resources
Books
- Adeventures of an Army Nurse in Two Wars: Ed. from the Diary and Correspondence of Mary Phinney, Baroness von Olnhausen by James Phinney Munroe (Digitized copy available online through the Internet Archive.)
Miscellaneous
Compiled by:
Phoebe Pollitt
Lindsey Wilson