Ward, Libbie, 1838-1914.

Libbie Ward served with the U.S. Christian Commission in hospitals in Louisville, Ky., and Nashville, Tenn., from 1864 to 1865, where she worked in the kitchens and as a general aide to the soldiers who spent brief periods there. Ward was born in Massachusetts, but lived in Wisconsin most of her life. She never married.

From the guide to the Libbie Ward Papers, 1828-1913 and undated, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)

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