Mary Ann Ball (Mother Bickerdyke) : Marker #3-42
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N 40° 23.629 W 082° 29.113
17T E 373951 N 4472527
Located on the square in Mt. Vernon.
Waymark Code: WM8F1
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 03/06/2006
Views: 30
Mary Ann Ball was born in this vicinity in 1817 and began her nursing career at age 20. When the Civil War broke out in 1861, Mary at the age of 45 went to the soldiers' aid. Ignoring rank, protocol, and allegiance, she pursued fearlessly and with inexhaustible energy her mission to care for the sick and wounded. Rebel, Union, and Negro soldiers all received the same attention. She risked enemy fire, especially through Grant's Western Campaign and Sherman's Georgia Campaign, to rescue suffering men, often going out at night to hunt for the fallen. When the victorious armies of the North were reviewed in Washington at the war's end, "Mother Bickerdyke" road her faithful white horse beside the generals and colonels. Veterans along the line of march gave her the loudest cheers.
Marker Number: 3-42
County: Knox
Significance of Location: Person
Website address: [Web Link]
Additional Coordinate: Not Listed
Additional Coordinate description: Not listed
Bicentenial Mark: Not Listed
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