Martha Baker

Martha Baker (April 9, 1838 in Concord, Indiana – September 18, 1918 in Rushville, Missouri) was a nurse in the American Civil War. Fighting alongside her husband, Baker served until 1865.

Early life Martha Baker was born on April 9, 1838, to Benjamin and Anna Denton of Concord, Indiana. Little is known about her early life except that she lived in Indiana, and attended Sugar Grove Institute at age 16. Her parents had died by 1859, the year that she married Abner Baker. In her letter to Mary G. Holland for Holland's book, Our Army Nurses: Stories from Women in the Civil War, Baker writes of the under-staffing issue that plagued hospitals of the Union and Confederacy during the Civil War. This account fits perfectly with Hook's story as it has been reconstructed. She continued her service until February 1865.