Everything was going as planned. I got home from church, ate a quick sandwich, loaded everything in the car, and headed west to the train station. I left the same time I always leave, which means I would arrive the same time I always arrive, typically 30-45 minutes prior to boarding. And then came the congestion on I-12. Traffic is always heavy in places on the interstate, but I had never just come to a complete stop before. And it happened in two different areas....both due to wrecks. One involved five vehicles.
Showing posts with label Indiana. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Indiana. Show all posts
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Monday, October 27, 2014
Elizabeth Finnern
Grave of Elizabeth Finnern in the military
section of South Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Indiana. She was a German
immigrant who enlisted in the 81st Ohio Infantry with her husband, John. Their last name was spelled in a variety of ways on muster rolls and newspaper articles. The inscription at the bottom says "She served in male attire until her sex was detected when she was detailed as a nurse serving 3 years."
Though she is commonly cited as a woman soldier, the author of this blog points out that it is doubtful as to whether she actually saw combat:
http://decaturcountyhistory.blogspot.com/2012/03/elizabeth-finnern-woman-in-civil-war.html
Her service records confirm that she was mustered in as a laundress and not a soldier.
However, her obituary records that "In times of danger she carried a musket just as did the soldiers and in all respects shared the rough life of the men about her.” She also wore male clothing. So she may have intended to serve as a soldier with her husband, but perhaps she was discovered early on and decided to enlist as a laundress instead.
In addition to serving as a laundress, she also assisted the surgeons. Though she was not on the firing line, she did face danger while performing her duties and ended up suffering an injury when a mule kicked her while she was caring for a wounded soldier at Shiloh. It was an ailment from which she never fully recovered.
Until next formation...rest.
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| Photo by Mark Hidlebaugh |
Though she is commonly cited as a woman soldier, the author of this blog points out that it is doubtful as to whether she actually saw combat:
http://decaturcountyhistory.blogspot.com/2012/03/elizabeth-finnern-woman-in-civil-war.html
Her service records confirm that she was mustered in as a laundress and not a soldier.
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However, her obituary records that "In times of danger she carried a musket just as did the soldiers and in all respects shared the rough life of the men about her.” She also wore male clothing. So she may have intended to serve as a soldier with her husband, but perhaps she was discovered early on and decided to enlist as a laundress instead.
In addition to serving as a laundress, she also assisted the surgeons. Though she was not on the firing line, she did face danger while performing her duties and ended up suffering an injury when a mule kicked her while she was caring for a wounded soldier at Shiloh. It was an ailment from which she never fully recovered.
Until next formation...rest.
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