Life span: 11/26/1832 to 02/21/1919TabsLife SummaryFull name: Mary Edwards WalkerPlace of Birth: Oswego, NYBurial Place: Oswego, NYBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: FemaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 0Family: Alvah Walker (father), Vesta (mother), Dr. Albert Miller (husband)Education: OtherOther Education: Syracuse Medical College, NYOccupation: EducatorWriter or ArtistDoctor, Dentist or NurseRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderOther Affiliations: Abolitionists (Anti-Slavery Society)Temperance (Prohibition)Women’s RightsMilitary: Union Army Events Date span begin Life span End Event 11/11/1865 11/11/1865 In Washington, Mary E. Walker is awarded the Medal of Honor for her services as a Union wartime nurse Documents Images Mary Edwards Walker, circa 1865 Mary Edwards Walker, circa 1865, detail Mary Edwards Walker, circa 1911 Mary Edwards Walker, circa 1911, detail Bibliography
