1824-1895

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1824-1895

Cordelia Harvey

Civil War angel
2011
Examines the life and accomplishments of Cordelia Harvey, a Wisconsin woman who dedicated herself to helping soldiers from her home state during the Civil War by visiting military hospitals, lobbying the governor for supplies, asking President Lincoln to build a soldier's home hospital in Wisconsin, and starting an orphanage for children of fallen soldiers.
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