Mary Walker's Role In The Civil War

Did you ever wonder what Mary Walker did in the Civil War besides going to prison and getting a Medal of Honor. She happened to be a doctor, surgeon, and a nurse all at different times during the Civil War. Sadly enough, she was sent to prison but later on became a Medal of Honor recipient. All together, Mary Walker played an important role during and after the Civil War. ("Walker’s Biography.")
In addition To being sent to prison and getting a medal, she was also a surgeon in the Civil War. She had volunteered as an assistant surgeon in the Union Army because she was denied to be a medical officer. Another time she volunteered to work in the US Patent Office Hospital. Later on she had worked as a field surgeon in Fredericksburg and in Chattanooga. After that she decided to be an assistant surgeon in …show more content…
One of Mary's relatives called the New York Times and told them what happened to Mary Walker. Since he told the people at the newspaper, the newspaper talked to an Army Board. The Army Board took care of the problem and restored her medal ("American Civil War Women."). The Army Board of Corrections helped get her medal restored. They helped by saying that what she did in the Civil War was acts of dedication and sacrifice. They also said that restoring her medal would be appropriate because of what she did for our country. So all of that persuaded the United States to give her back the medal (Graf). Another reason it was restored was because her family was heartbroken that her medal was rescinded so the family kept trying to get her medal retrieved and finally they allowed Mary Walker’s medal be restored because of her achievements ("Changing the Face of Medicine”). Another person who helped was President Jimmy Carter in retrieving Mary Walker’s medal in 1977. After Mary Walker died her medal was restored for many reasons thanks to some people including her family ("Walker’s