Fish, Mother.

"Mother" Fish lived in Partridge Island, New York. Her name is unknown. Edmund Fish was a Union soldier during the Civil War; in August of 1862 he was in Bellevue Hospital, New York University Medical College in New York City. The faculty members of the NYU Medical College played a leading role in treating soldiers wounded during the Civil War.

From the description of "Mother" Fish letters, 1862. (University of Alabama). WorldCat record id: 698395897