Carol M. (stardust4457) reviewed on 7/23/2006

When the Cival War began, Annie Etheridge, just sixteen, enlisted in the Union Army, one of only eighteen women from Michigan. She was prepared to sew and cook, but hoped to be a nurse. When the army headed into battle, the other seventeen women fled. Only Annie remained with the troops to face the danger.

Annie became known for her gentle manner, her great courage and her devotion to duty. Never feating gunfire, she risked her life again and again to nurse wounded soldiers on the battlefields. She was beloved by the men of her regiment, writing letters for them to their loved ones, and comforting them in their pain.

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