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Sarah Graham Young, an army nurse, was born near Ithaca, NY on August 9, 1830. She married her first husband, Abel O. Palmer, in 1849 and had two children.
By the time the Civil War started, Sarah was a widow. Leaving her children with family members, Sarah worked as an army nurse. She lived in Laurel, MD and Falls Church, VA. Dorothea Lynde Dix was one of her colleagues during the war. Sarah was nickmaned "Aunt Becky" by the soldiers and later wrote a book, The Story of Aunt Becky's Army-Life, about her Civil War experiences.
In 1867, Sarah married David C. Young and moved to Des Moines, IA. At the time of the Spanish-American War, Sarah was a founder of the Iowa Sanitary Commission.
She passed away on April 6, 1908.
By the time the Civil War started, Sarah was a widow. Leaving her children with family members, Sarah worked as an army nurse. She lived in Laurel, MD and Falls Church, VA. Dorothea Lynde Dix was one of her colleagues during the war. Sarah was nickmaned "Aunt Becky" by the soldiers and later wrote a book, The Story of Aunt Becky's Army-Life, about her Civil War experiences.
In 1867, Sarah married David C. Young and moved to Des Moines, IA. At the time of the Spanish-American War, Sarah was a founder of the Iowa Sanitary Commission.
She passed away on April 6, 1908.