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Susie King Taylor, Civil War Teacher and Nurse

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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Susie King Taylor's Life in South Carolina

Susie King Taylor taught children and adults on St. Simon's Island until the fall of 1862. She then went to a camp at Beaufort, South Carolina where she worked as a laundress with company E while her husband was also serving. Although she was officially an army laundress, she was in a similar role to a camp follower - civilians who followed army units. In North America, up through the 19th century camp followers were simultaneously necessary to the functioning of the military and viewed with a lot of hostility.

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