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Susan E. Hall Barry was born in Minisink, New York, on March 19, 1826, and grew up near Ithaca, New York.
She moved to New York City to receive her medical education and graduated in 1861. In June of that year, Susan heeded the Ladies' Central Relief Association of New York's call for volunteer nurses. After a rigorous six weeks of training at New York City hospitals, she and the other volunteers, including Harriet Dada, headed to Alexandria, Virginia. Susan served as an army nurse in numerous locations during the war, working with Dorothea Dix and many other medical professionals. All of Susan's hard work took a serious toll on her health.
Susan married Robert Barry in 1866, and they moved to San Francisco, California.
In February of 1884, Harriet Dada Emens wrote an article in The National Tribune about the work that she and Susan had done during the war. A few weeks later, H.C. Magoon penned a letter to the editor of that paper thanking Harriet and Susan "for their kind attentions and ministrations" to one of his troop members who was wounded at Bull Run. While she had tended to those troops over twenty years earlier, Susan's efforts had not been forgotten.
She received additional praise for her work when the Long Beach chapter of the Woman's Relief Corps held a dinner party in 1897 to honor Susan and other members of "the Army Nurses of the G.A.R." Concerning Susan, The National Tribune noted that her "service was known by many in Eastern and Western fields." By that time, Susan and Robert were living in Pasadena, California.
Susan passed away in Los Angeles on March 15, 1912, and was buried in Angelus Rosedale Cemetery.
She moved to New York City to receive her medical education and graduated in 1861. In June of that year, Susan heeded the Ladies' Central Relief Association of New York's call for volunteer nurses. After a rigorous six weeks of training at New York City hospitals, she and the other volunteers, including Harriet Dada, headed to Alexandria, Virginia. Susan served as an army nurse in numerous locations during the war, working with Dorothea Dix and many other medical professionals. All of Susan's hard work took a serious toll on her health.
Susan married Robert Barry in 1866, and they moved to San Francisco, California.
In February of 1884, Harriet Dada Emens wrote an article in The National Tribune about the work that she and Susan had done during the war. A few weeks later, H.C. Magoon penned a letter to the editor of that paper thanking Harriet and Susan "for their kind attentions and ministrations" to one of his troop members who was wounded at Bull Run. While she had tended to those troops over twenty years earlier, Susan's efforts had not been forgotten.
She received additional praise for her work when the Long Beach chapter of the Woman's Relief Corps held a dinner party in 1897 to honor Susan and other members of "the Army Nurses of the G.A.R." Concerning Susan, The National Tribune noted that her "service was known by many in Eastern and Western fields." By that time, Susan and Robert were living in Pasadena, California.
Susan passed away in Los Angeles on March 15, 1912, and was buried in Angelus Rosedale Cemetery.
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- The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.), 07 Feb. 1884. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82016187/1884-02-07/ed-1/seq-2/>
- The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.), 13 March 1884. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82016187/1884-03-13/ed-1/seq-2/>