About Mary Martha Reid
Lived 1812 – 1894 (aged 81). Mary Martha Reid was a nurse.
Mary Martha Reid (September 19, 1812 – June 24, 1894) is Florida's "most famous nurse and Confederate heroine." She is best known for serving as the matron of the Florida Hospital, founded in Richmond, Virginia in 1862 to treat convalescing Confederate soldiers from Florida. Her husband, Robert Raymond Reid, served as the territorial governor of Florida from 1839 to 1841.
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Who was Mary Martha Reid?
American nurse
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Mary Martha Reid was born on 19 September 1812.
When did Mary Martha Reid die?
Mary Martha Reid died on 24 June 1894.
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Mary Martha Reid was a nurse.
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