Title	"Aunt Lizzie" Aiken
Description	Eliza N. "Aunt Lizzie" Atherton Aiken (1817-1906)
Historical Note	Born in Auburn, New York, she married Cyrus Aiken in 1837 & they moved to Illinois. She enlisted as a nurse with the Sixth Illinois Cavalry near the beginning of the Civil War. She would later care for Union soldiers at Ovington Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. She was friends with Mary A. "Mother" Sturges.
Subject - LCSH	United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Female United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Medical care
Subject - TGM	Women Medical personnel Nurses
Date	1860s-1870s
Collection Name	Library Collection
Owning Institution	Tennessee State Library and Archives
ID#	4482
Physical Location	Drawer 23, Folder 20
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