Interesting Facts
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- She got the nickname of "Captain Sally."
- Sally was the only woman to have a commission in the Civil War. - When she was born, her family was very wealthy, but by the time the war was over and she had closed the hospital, all the money had vanished. - She had a full military funeral because of her service. - Nurses had to care and be like parents to the wounded soldiers. - She had a brother that was also in the war. She wrote a letter to him and hoped that he could be be the best soldier that he could be. |