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	Mary Edwards Walker
		Mary was the youngest of five daughters, followed by one son, born to Alvah and Vesta Walker.
		Mary returned to the Ohio 52nd as a contract surgeon (apparently the men had grown to respect her; she even visited the regiment after the war ended.) And she continued her appeal for a commission, which went all the way to President Lincoln, but was refused.
		Mary Edwards Walker was – and remains – the only woman ever to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor – the highest military award of the U.S. at the time.
	www.lkwdpl.org /wihohio/walk-mar.htm (2139 words)

	DefenseLINK News: Only Woman Medal of Honor Holder Ahead of Her Time
		He told her Mary Walker was the first American woman to be a military doctor, a prisoner of war and a Medal of Honor recipient.
		Walker's citation reads in part that she "devoted herself with much patriotic zeal to the sick and wounded soldiers, both in the field and hospitals, to the detriment of her own health.
		Walker said her relative was controversial on the battlefield and in civilian life.
	www.defenselink.mil /news/Apr1999/n04301999_9904304.html (1091 words)

	Mary Edwards Walker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mary Edwards Walker (November, 1832 – February 21, 1919) was a feminist, abolitionist, prohibitionist, spy, prisoner of war, surgeon and the only woman to receive the Medal of Honor.
		Born in Oswego, New York, the daughter of Alvah and Vesta Walker, Mary Walker taught school as a young woman to earn enough money to pay her way through Syracuse Medical College where she graduated as a doctor in 1855.
		In 1917, the U.S. Congress, after revising the standards for award of the medal so that it could only be given to those who had been involved in "actual combat with an enemy", revoked more than 900 previously awarded medals, including that of Dr. Mary Edwards Walker and, interestingly enough, William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mary_Edwards_Walker (574 words)

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		As a volunteer physician and surgeon, Walker tended the sick and wounded first at the so-called Indiana hospital, housed in the United States Parent Office, and later in the field at Warrenton, Virginia, where a typhoid fever epidemic raged during the fall of 1862.
		Walker also earned the respect and the gratitude of countless soldiers who benefited from her talents and her dedication, among them a number of men whose limbs were slated for amputation and on whose behalf the homeopathically oriented Walker argued successfully with her allopathic colleagues against such unnecessary sacrifice.
		Walker earned praise from many, but her unconventional and persistent demand for a surgeons commission, her forthright personality, her distaste for surgical heroics, and perhaps most notably her insistence on wearing a modified version of the popular women's reform dress (which included trousers beneath a knee--length skirt), led others to urge her removal from action.
	www.civilwarhome.com /marywalker.htm (742 words)

	The My Hero Project - Mary Edwards Walkermaryedwardswalker
		Mary Edwards Walker was born on November 26, 1832, in Oswego, New York.
		Walker spent the rest of the war practicing at a Louisville, Kentucky, women’s prison then at an orphanage in Tennessee.
		A relative told the New York Times, “Dr. Mary lost the medal simply because she was a hundred years ahead of her time and no one could stomach it.” Dr. Walker refused to give the medal back and wore it every day until she died.
	myhero.com /myhero/heroprint.asp?hero=maryedwardswalker (840 words)

	Women's History-Dr. Mary Walker's War
		Narrator A: In 1832, Mary Edwards Walker is born in Oswego Town, New York.
		Walker (writing in her diary): My room is tiny and airless, and the food is wretched.
		Walker was controversial all her life: for speaking up in "unladylike" manner, trying to vote, and going about in trousers instead of skirts.
	teacher.scholastic.com /lessonrepro/lessonplans/womwalker.htm (1142 words)

	Dr. Mary Walker's Bible
		A crusader for women’s equality, Dr. Mary Edwards Walker served as a surgeon for the Union army during the Civil War and was captured by the Confederates.
		In 1974, Smithsonian curators collected this Bible and other objects from Walker’s grandniece and supported a campaign to have her Medal of Honor restored.
		Walker was the only woman to serve as a surgeon during the war.
	www.civilwar.si.edu /soldiering_walkers_bible.html (137 words)

	Mary Walker, only female Medal of Honor awardee
		Walker set up office in Rome, New York, marrying a fellow student, one Albert Miller, but throughout her 13 years of marriage she was known as Mary Walker, foregoing the tradition of assuming her husband's name.
		After the Civil War Walker was recommended for the medal by Generals William T. Sherman and George Thomas, which she received in January, 1866.
		Mary Walker was a humanitarian devoted to the care and treatment of the sick and wounded during the Civil War, often at the risk of her own life.
	ngeorgia.com /people/walker.html (740 words)

	Dr. Mary Edwards Walker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Mary Edwards Walker (1832-1919) graduated from the Syracuse Medical College in 1855.
		In 1862 Walker was finally appointed assistant surgeon in the Army of the Cumberland for which she made herself a slightly modified officer's uniform to wear.
		Walker was taken prisoner and consequently spent about five months as a prisoner of war.
	www.wmol.com /whalive/walker.htm (146 words)

	Dr. Mary Edwards Walker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Walker graduated from Syracuse Medical College in 1855, one of few female physicians in the country at the time.
		Walker's medal when Congress revised the Medal of Honor standards to include only 'actual combat with an enemy,' citing her 'ambiguous military status and the fact that her service does not appear to have been distinguished in action or otherwise (Above and Beyond, page 39).' Her medal was reinstated by the army posthumously in 1977.
		It is ordered, that a testimonial thereof shall be hereby made and given to the said Dr. Mary E. Walker, and that the usual medal of honor for meritorious service be given her.
	www.gdg.org /Research/People/medward.html (1181 words)

	Mary Walker
		Walker, a strong feminist, travelled to Washington on the outbreak of the American Civil War to offer her services to the Union Army.
		Walker was appointed by General George Thomas as assistant surgeon in the Army of the Cumberland.
		Walker was also captured by the Confederate Army and spent four months in a Richmond prison (10th April, 1864 - 12th August, 1864).
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /USACWwalkerM.htm (310 words)

	Mary Edwards Walker, Civil War Doctor
		Mary Edwards Walker, one of the nation's 1.8 million women veterans, was the only one to earn the Congressional Medal of Honor, for her service during the Civil War.
		In June 1855 Mary, the only woman in her class, joined the tiny number of women doctors in the nation when she graduated from the eclectic Syracuse Medical College, the nation's first medical school and one which accepted women and men on an equal basis.
		In September 1863, Walker was finally appointed assistant surgeon in the Army of the Cumberland for which she made herself a slightly modified officer's uniform to wear, in response to the demands of traveling with the soldiers and working in field hospitals.
	www.northnet.org /stlawrenceaauw/walker.htm (1192 words)

	Dr. Mary Edwards Walker
		Dr. Mary E. Walker, M.D., a Civil War physician, was awarded the Congressional** Medal of Honor in 1865.
		Even in uniform Dr Mary Walker was controversial - she added trousers under her skirt, wore a man's uniform jacket and carried two pistols at all times.
		Dr Mary Walker was a bright and determined female patriot who was way ahead of her time.
	userpages.aug.com /captbarb/walker.html (558 words)

	MilitaryHistoryOnline.com - Medal of Honor
		That woman, Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, was a contract surgeon to the U.S. government during the Civil War.
		His influence was surely felt on Mary Walker when, in the early 1850s, she became the only woman in the newest class at Syracuse Medical College.
		After three 13-week semesters of training that cost her $55.00 each, Mary Edwards Walker graduated in June 1855 and joined the then-miniscule ranks of female doctors in the United States.
	www.militaryhistoryonline.com /moh/maryedwards.aspx (937 words)

	Women of Achievement and Herstory: Women's Military History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Mary E. Walker, M.D., a Civil War physician, was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1865.
		Walker's Medal of Honor was rescinded in 1917, along with some 900 others.
		During her stay with the 52nd Ohio it is implied that she also served as a spy while wandering out in to the civilian community to treat the sick and starving.
	www.undelete.org /military/mil3walker.html (616 words)

	Mary Edwards Walker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Dr. Walker was the only woman of the Civil War to receive the Medal of Honor.
		Dr. Mary Edwards Walker worked as a civilian surgeon for the Union Army after she was refused a commission as an army surgeon.
		Walker received the Congressional Medal of Honor for her work as a physician during the war years.
	ehistory.osu.edu /world/PeopleView.cfm?PID=83 (218 words)

	Photo of Medal of Honor Recipient Dr. Mary Edwards Walker
		Walker was cited for her service in not only this battle but also in the Hospital in Washington, DC, as well as continued service in Tennessee (September 1863), Richmond, Virginia, and the Battle of Atlanta (September 1864).
		She was assigned to duty and served as an assistant surgeon in charge of female prisoners at Louisville, Kentucky, upon the recommendation of Major Generals Sherman and Thomas, and faithfully served as contract surgeon in the service of the United States.
		Mary Walker was the first and Only woman to receive the Medal of Honor.
	www.homeofheroes.com /photos/1_civilwar/walker_mary_bw5full.html (328 words)

	Mary Edwards Walker: A Free Spirit
		Mary Edwards Walker was born on November 26, 1832, in Owego, New York.
		Mary was a bit on the wild side, according to social restrictions of the era.
		This made Mary more determined to serve in the position as surgeon during her enlistment days.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/historys_wild_women/114306 (406 words)

	The My Hero Project - Mary Edwards Walker
		Mary Edwards Walker was the first and only woman to receive the U.S. Congressional Medal of Honor
		Mary Lyon established the U.S.'s first college for women.
		Rose Marie Thomas donated time and effort to combatting childhood catastrophic diseases.
	myhero.com /myhero/hero.asp?hero=maryedwardswalker (1996 words)

	Mary Walker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The U.S. Postal Service honored Civil War Dr. Mary E. Walker, the only woman awarded the Medal of Honor, with a 20- cent first-class postage stamp in 1982.
		Mary Edwards Walker of the Civil War Union Army was the first American woman to be a military doctor, a prisoner of war and a Medal of Honor recipient.
		Rudi Williams The Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington (Va.) National Cemetery features the story of Dr. Mary E. Walker, the only woman awarded the Medal of Honor, along with a picture of her decked out in men's clothing and her walking cane.
	history.acusd.edu /gen/civilwar/marywalker.html (509 words)

	AllRefer.com - Mary Edwards Walker (Social Reformers) - Encyclopedia
		AllRefer.com - Mary Edwards Walker (Social Reformers) - Encyclopedia
		Mary Edwards Walker 1832–1919, American surgeon and feminist, b.
		At the beginning of the Civil War she offered her services to the Union army.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/W/Walker-M.html (230 words)

	Mary Edwards Walker
		Walker, Mary Edwards (portrait) (Her Heritage: A Biographical Encyclopedia of Famous American Women)
		Walker, Mary Edwards (biography) (Her Heritage: A Biographical Encyclopedia of Famous American Women)
		Welcome Aboard: In exclusive photos, TIME photographer Diana Walker captured the key moments when the running mates and their families joined together and hit the campaign trail.(Cover/The Democratic Ticket)(Photo Essay)(John Kerry and John Edwards)(Brief Article) (Time)
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0851330.html (254 words)

	Find in a Library: Quite contrary: Dr. Mary Edwards Walker.
		Find in a Library: Quite contrary: Dr. Mary Edwards Walker.
		Subjects: Walker, Mary Edwards, -- 1832-1919 -- Juvenile literature.
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	www.worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/dc13486f89e6916d.html (54 words)

	Table of contents for Mary Edwards Walker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Table of contents for Mary Edwards Walker : above and beyond / Dale L. Walker.
		Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog.
		Disease, Wounds and Treatments 12 Fredericksburg 13 Washington, 1863 14 Tennessee 15 Spy 16 Castle Thunder 17 Louisville 18 The Medal Mary Walker's Medal of Honor Citation 19 Post-War 20 Hard Times Dr.
	www.loc.gov /catdir/toc/ecip055/2004030227.html (188 words)

	Her Heritage: A Biographical Encyclopedia of Famous American Women: Walker, Mary Edwards (biography)@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Her Heritage: A Biographical Encyclopedia of Famous American Women: Walker, Mary Edwards (biography)@ HighBeam Research
		Born on a farm near Oswego, New York, on November 26, 1832, Mary Walker was of a family of singular individuals.
		She overcame numerous obstacles in graduating from the Syracuse Medical College in 1855, and after a few months in Columbus, Ohio, she established a practice in Rome, New York.
	highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:28015184&... (232 words)

	The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition: Walker, Mary Edwards @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition: Walker, Mary Edwards @ HighBeam Research
		WALKER, MARY EDWARDS [Walker, Mary Edwards] 1832-1919, American surgeon and feminist, b.
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