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Mary Darling (Civil War nurse)
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Mary Darling was a nurse during the American Civil War. In 1860, Darling moved with her husband from Wisconsin to Missouri. When the war broke out, Darling elaborates in a letter to Mary G. Holland that everyone's first reaction was to flee for their safety. After the initial panic, Darling's husband enlisted with the Missouri Home Guard on July 20, 1860, and Darling followed suit. Darling was hired to the regimental hospital; she was supposed to be paid $12 monthly but never received any compensation for her work. When her husband returned to the service, Darling joined the regiment in Memphis to care for him until the winter of 1864.<ref name="auto1"/> After this, Darling worked solely in camps, and subsequently out of tents and makeshift shelters, until the end of her service, notably serving near the Shiloh battleground.<ref name"Women on the Civil War Battlefront"/> Even after her husband was discharged and Darling's official service ended, however, she continued to cook for the soldiers in the barracks.<ref name"auto1"/>
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