Susie Taylor: A USCT story of civil war Jacksonville

Started by thelakelander, January 14, 2020, 07:39:27 AM

thelakelander

Quote

Traveling with the 33rd U. S. Colored Troops during the Civil War, Susie King Taylor was the country's first Black Army nurse and the only to publish a memoir of her wartime experiences including her time in Jacksonville.

Full article: https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/susie-taylor-a-usct-story-of-civil-war-jacksonville/
"A man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life." - Muhammad Ali

sandyshoes

Thank you for sharing this treasure with us.  I'm glad it was there to be found.

Charles Hunter

Fascinating.  We need to know more of this history.