Mary J. Safford - Cairo, Illinois
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BruceS
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Marker in front of the Cairo Public Library commemorating the role Mary J. Safford played during the Civil War.
Waymark Code: WM6BC5
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 05/07/2009
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Text of marker:
Mary J. Safford
Cairo's Angel"
1831 - 1891
First woman in the west to organize camp and hospital relief under Gen. Grant's personal command Mary Safford tended the wounded at the battles from Belmont to Shiloh 1861-1862. Returning with the casualties by boat to Cairo. Being injured in service, she was forced to retire after Shiloh. Later she became one of the first woman physicians of her day.
Group that erected the marker: Egyptian Chapter - Daughters of the American Revolution
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
1609 Washington Ave
Cairo, Illinois United States
62914
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