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Monument to Mother Bickerdyke
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View of a monument to Mother Bickerdyke (1817-1901), an army nurse. The memorial, erected in 1904, features Mary Ann Bickerdyke kneeling beside a soldier, holding a cup to his lips. The quotation by General Sherman on the base of the monument reads, "She outranks me." Caption reads: "Bickerdyke Monument, Galesburg, Ill."
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