They had three sons, John (1860), William (1866), and Richard (1870). ... Miss Young, the sister of Captain James Young of the 60th NY Volunteers, reportedly died of the fever "at her post in Annapolis, MD- along with fellow nurse Miss R. ... It was named the US Hammond General Hospital, after Surgeon General William A. ...

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Clara Barton - Angel of the Battlefield When the Civil War broke out Clara Barton was one of the first volunteers to appear at the Washington Infirmary to care for wounded soldiers. After the Battle of Bull Run, she established an agency to obtain and distribute supplies to wounded soldiers...

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