Finding aid to the Hospital Reminiscences During the War Between the States, 1861-1865
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
HOSPITAL REMINISCENCES DURING THE
WAR BETWEEN THE STATES, 1861-1865
The manuscript written in October 1901 describes personal reminiscences of experiences
in the Ladies Relief Hospital in Lynchburg, Va., during the Civil War.
MARY ELIZABETH MORGAN OTEY FORSBERG (1839-1918)
Mary Elizabeth Morgan, the daughter of James William Morgan and Caroline Fitz
Randolph Morford, was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, on July 22, 1839. She was one of the
founders of the Ladies Relief Hospital in Lynchburg. She married first George Gaston Otey,
who died in 1862. Following his death, she married, secondly, Ludwig August Forsberg, a
wounded soldier she nursed while in the Ladies Relief Hospital.
Mrs. Forsberg died on March 29, 1918. She was buried in the Presbyterian Cemetery,
Lynchburg, Virginia.
MS1180
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
HOSPITAL REMINISCENCES DURING THE
WAR BETWEEN THE STATES, 1861-1865
The manuscript written in October 1901 describes personal reminiscences of experiences
in the Ladies Relief Hospital in Lynchburg, Va., during the Civil War.
MARY ELIZABETH MORGAN OTEY FORSBERG (1839-1918)
Mary Elizabeth Morgan, the daughter of James William Morgan and Caroline Fitz
Randolph Morford, was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, on July 22, 1839. She was one of the
founders of the Ladies Relief Hospital in Lynchburg. She married first George Gaston Otey,
who died in 1862. Following his death, she married, secondly, Ludwig August Forsberg, a
wounded soldier she nursed while in the Ladies Relief Hospital.
Mrs. Forsberg died on March 29, 1918. She was buried in the Presbyterian Cemetery,
Lynchburg, Virginia.
MS1180
Dublin Core
Title
Finding aid to the Hospital Reminiscences During the War Between the States, 1861-1865
Subject
finding aids
Civil War -- hospitals
Description
Finding aid to a manuscript written in 1901 describing the Ladies Relief Hospital that operated in Lynchburg, Virginia during the American Civil War.
Creator
George M. Jones Memorial Library
Publisher
George M. Jones Memorial Library
Date
2023
Rights
George M. Jones Memorial Library
Format
pdf
Language
English
Identifier
MS1180FA
Collection
Citation
George M. Jones Memorial Library, “Finding aid to the Hospital Reminiscences During the War Between the States, 1861-1865,” Digital Collections, accessed April 25, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/203.