Mary J. Safford
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N 37° 00.199 W 089° 10.416
16S E 306597 N 4097448
One of the first female physicians.
Waymark Code: WM8CJN
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 03/12/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Corp Of Discovery
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MARY J. SAFFORD
"Cairo's Angel"
1831 - 1891


First woman in the west to organize camp and hospital relief. Under Gen. Grant's [Ulysses S. Grant] 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 women physicians on her day.

County: Alexander County

Historical Society: Egyptian Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution

Dedication Date: April 22, 1961

Location: 17th St. & Washington Ave., library lawn, Cairo

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