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.
year: 2011
call number/section: 920
subjects: harvey, cordelia a. p, (cordelia adelaide perrine), 1824-1895, juvenile literature, governors' spouses, wisconsin, juvenile literature, women, soldiers, history, 19th century, orphanages, nurses, united states, women, civil war, 1861-1865, juvenile literature, war work, hospitals, wisconsin, history