A Civil War Story: Rebecca Pomroy, Lincoln’s Nurse

You are subscribed to Library of Congress Blog for Library of Congress. A Civil War Story: Rebecca Pomroy, Lincoln's Nurse 05/22/2023 09:00 AM EDT Rebecca Pomeroy, a Civil War nurse, was assigned to the White House in 1862 to help the grieving Lincoln family deal with the loss of their 11-year-old son, Willie, to typhoid fever. The story of her relationship with the Lincoln family is revealed in a collection of her papers, photographs are artifacts that are now preserved at the Library as part of the Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs.   Home  |  About  |  Contact Subscriber Preferences & Unsubscribe | Subscriber Help   This email was sent to ignoble.experiment@arconati.us using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Library of Congress · 101 Independence Ave, SE · Washington, DC 20540 · 202-707-5000