Full Name: Mary Bickerdyke Born: July 19, 1817 Place of Birth: Know County, Ohio North or South: North Died: November 8, 1901 Place of Death: Bunker Hill, Kansas Interesting Facts: "Mother Bickerdyke" joined a field hospital at Fort Donelson. She worked on the first hospital boat, collecting wounded soldiers from Cairo, Louisville and St. Louis. She eventually became chief of nursing for Ulysses S. Grant.