Anna Etheridge
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Lorinda Anna Blair Etheridge (May 3, 1839 – January 23, 1913) was a Union nurse and vivandière who served during the American Civil War. She was one of only two women to receive the Kearny Cross. She was inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame in 2010.[1]
Lorinda Anna Blair Etheridge | |
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Born | (1839-05-03)May 3, 1839 Wayne County, Michigan |
Died | January 23, 1913(1913-01-23) (aged 73) Washington, D.C. |
Citizenship | United States |
Occupation | Nurse |
Anna Etheridge was born Lorinda Anna Blair in 1839 in Wayne County, Michigan. In 1860, she married James Etheridge.[2] At the outbreak of the American Civil War, Etheridge enlisted in the 2nd Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment, serving as a nurse and vivandière. Her desire to become a nurse stemmed from caring for her father before his death. Before the war, Etheridge worked in a hospital with a poor reputation for patient care, which she had attempted to improve.