Kate Cumming

Kate Cumming (c. 1828-1909) was a Confederate nurse during the Civil War, following military campaigns in Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia. She kept a diary that she published in 1866, which serves as a valuable historical record.

Portrait of Kate Cumming, Confederate nurse from Mobile, Alabama
Courtesy of the Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Portrait of Kate Cumming, Confederate nurse from Mobile, Alabama