Harriet Dame
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Harriet Patience Dame (1815 - 1900)

Harriet Patience Dame
Born in Barnstead, Strafford, New Hampshire, United Statesmap
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Died at age 85 in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United Statesmap
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Biography

Death record: [1] Copied from FindAGrave:

Civil War nurse and hero.." Second New Hampshire Regiment. "Guardian Angel" Civil War nurse from NH..Shortly after the 2nd NH Regt. left for Washington Harriet and another woman, Mary Menden, left NH to help the soldiers with NH Regt.

Harriet was at the Battle of Bull Run and cared for the wounded at Emmet House. She stayed with the boys from 2nd NH Regt throughout the War, mostly in the field. She dodged bullets and shells, got lost in the woods once and was captured by the Confederates at least twice. Harriet was at the Battle of Gettysburg and took care of the wounded untill the last one was brought to the General Hospital. It was here she lost one of the boys she was closest to. With tears in her eyes, she prepared his body for Burial. She remained with the 2nd until the last soldier mustered out on Christmas Day 1865. This amazing woman never took a sick leave or a furlough but served "her boys" for 4 years 8 months. In 1867 she accepted a job at the Treasury Dept. In Washington and would be there until 1899. She was 84 at this time. On April 24, 1900 Harriet, New Hampshire's beloved patriot died at age 85. She was provided with a full military Burial. The New Hampshire Legislature further honored her heroic virtues by commissioning a portrait of her to hang in the "Hall of Heroes" at the State House in Concord where it remains today. Per FIND A GRAVE 95294564..(from military history online) I FIND IT A PRIVILEGE AND HONOR TO BE HER PROFILE MANAGER.

  • Fact: Residence (1860) Ward 4 City of Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States
  • Fact: Obituary (28 Apr 1900) San Diego, California
  • Fact: Obituary (28 Apr 1900) Elkhart, Indiana
  • Fact: Burial (1900) Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States[2]

Sources

  1. "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSK5-5LP : 22 February 2021), Harriet P Dame, 24 Apr 1900; citing Concord, Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,072.
  2. Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/95294564/harriet-patience-dame : accessed 18 June 2021), memorial page for Harriet Patience Dame (1815–24 Apr 1900), Find A Grave: Memorial #95294564, citing Blossom Hill Cemetery, Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA ; Maintained by Keeper of the Stars (contributor 47216601) .
  • 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
    citing Page: 156; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 28; Digital film/folder number: 004263349; FHL microfilm: 000545624; Image number: 163; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01458-6
    FamilySearch Record: MN49-8GM (accessed 23 September 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-D4C9-X9F
    Name: Harriett Dame; Census Date: 1870; Census Place: Washington, District of Columbia, United States; Birth Date: 1825; Birth Place: New Hampshire; Race: White; Age: 45; Vis Status: VISIBLE; Record Nbr: 6319; System Of Record: SLS.
  • Pension: "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934"
    citing Affiliate Publication Title: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Affiliate Publication Number: T288; Affiliate Film Number: 109; Digital film/folder number: 005080198; FHL microfilm: 540865
    FamilySearch Record: KDY8-G9K (accessed 23 September 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9TBK-ZFL Image number 04559
    Name: Harriet P Dame; Pension Date: 1884.

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