Mary Lucy Dosh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mary Lucy Dosh

Date of Birth: 15-Sep-1839

Place of Birth: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 29-Dec-1861

Profession: teacher, nun, military nurse

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Barbara "Mary Lucy" Dosh (September 15, 1839 – December 29, 1861) was a Catholic sister in the order of the Sisters of Nazareth.
She was a volunteer nurse in Western Kentucky during the American Civil War, caring for both Union troops and Confederate prisoners of war, and died in the course of duty from typhoid fever.
In 2012, the United States Congress passed a resolution honoring Dosh's nursing care given to both Union and Confederate soldiers.