Civil War Nurses of Alexandria
The Lee-Fendall House Museum is hosting a series of lectures in March which will explore different aspects of the Civil War and its impact on Alexandria, Virginia. These talks start at 6:00 PM at the museum every Friday. Registration is $5, space is limited. Face masks are required.
Join Lee-Fendall House Museum on Friday, March 4 at 6 p.m. for the talk "Civil War Nurses of Alexandria" by Jackie Greer, RN, BSN. The call to arms not only touched the patriotic soul of men, but also women. But how could a woman support the war effort? The American Civil War marks the beginning of nursing as a profession in America. This talk will explore the paths a number of women took before arriving in Alexandria during the American Civil War as nurses. Due to limited space, advance registration is required and is $5 per person.
Jackie Greer, RN, BSN. Jackie usually introduces herself as a nurse in two centuries. She originally graduated as a diploma nurse in 1985 from the Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Her love of the history of nursing can be traced to the hospitals’ connection to Clara Barton and the Great Johnstown Flood of 1898. She is currently employed by the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Her reenacting career started in 1998 at the 135th Anniversary Reenactment of the Battle of Gettysburg.
