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Birth
Mary was born in Oswego, New York. -
Women's Rights Convention
The first women's rights convention was held in seneca falls, new york. Mary became an early supporter of women's rights. -
Her Father
Her father was a carpenter-farmer and an abolitionist who believed in free thinking and many of the reform movements in the mid 1800s -
2nd female doctor
Mary became the second documented female doctor. -
Doctor of Medicine Degree
Mary graduated from Syracuse Medical College with a Doctor of Medicine Degree. -
Married
Married another physician, Albert Miller. -
Sybil
Mary began writing to Sybil, a publication of Dr. Lydia Sayer Hasbrouck. -
Battle of Bull Run
Was in the Patent Office Hospital in Washington D.C (My brothers birthday) -
The New York Hygeio-Therapeutic College in New York City
She took a break from volenteering in the civil war to earn a degree from the New York Hygeio-Therapeutic College in New York City, but soon returned to the war. -
Army of the Cumberland: assistant surgeon
Walker traveled to Tennesee where she was appointed assistant surgeon in the Army of Cumberland by General George H. Thomas. -
Captured
Captured and imprisoned by the confederate army. -
Released
She was released after being held in Richmond, Virginia for several months. -
Ohio 52nd Infantry
In the fall of 1864 she was an acting assistant surgeon with the Ohio 52nd Infantry. She later became a supervisor for a hospital for women prisoners, and later she supervised an orphanage hospital. -
Discharged
Mary was discharged from service. -
Retired
Retired from government service -
The Medal of Honor
Mary was the first woman to recieve The Medal of Honor -
Divorced
Mary and Albert divorced 13 years later -
Unfortunate turn of events
The government changed the criteris for the medal of honor and withdrew her medal, she still continued to wear it. -
Death
Mary died in Oswego, New York. -
Medal Restored
About 60 years after her death, her medal was restored my president Jimmy Carter