"Mother Bickerdyke"
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.| HM Number | HM87W |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Ohio: Ohio Historical Society series |
| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 3-42 |
| Year Placed | 1998 |
| Placed By | Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Knox County Renaissance Foundation, and The Ohio Historical Society |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 at 12:06am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17T E 373945 N 4472520 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 40.39375000, -82.48528333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 40° 23.625', W 82° 29.117' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 40° 23' 37.50" N, 82° 29' 7.02" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 740, 419 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 40-51 Public Square, Mt Vernon OH 43050, US |
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