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Title: Susie Taylor: A USCT story of civil war Jacksonville
Post by: thelakelander on January 14, 2020, 07:39:27 AM
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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/
Title: Re: Susie Taylor: A USCT story of civil war Jacksonville
Post by: sandyshoes on January 15, 2020, 10:59:13 AM
Thank you for sharing this treasure with us.  I'm glad it was there to be found.
Title: Re: Susie Taylor: A USCT story of civil war Jacksonville
Post by: Charles Hunter on January 16, 2020, 10:56:15 AM
Fascinating.  We need to know more of this history.