Confederate Nurse Anna Etheridge

CONFEDERATE NURSE Anna Etheridge By Robert Joseph Sonntag (From the excellent website, Florida Regiment Medical Department, http://www.2ndflvlhi.com/MedicalHome.htm) “Michigan Annie” as she was known was from Detroit Michigan and joined the 2nd Michigan Volunteer Infantry, Army of the Potomac in 1861. Also known as "Gentle Annie" she often was found on the front lines caring for the wounded. She was given a horse and two navy colt pistols to protect herself. She wore them but never fired a shot. Annie carried medicine and bandages onto the battlefield and encouraged and inspired men to fight on. At Gettysburg amidst cannon shot ...a...

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What Caused Lincoln's Clumsy Gait?

WHAT CAUSED LINCOLN'S CLUMSY GAIT? FROM: CBS News http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-204_162-1246880.html Historians have long puzzled over whether Abraham Lincoln might have had a genetic disorder called Marfan syndrome, but new research has members of the beloved president's family tree wondering if his clumsy gait may actually have been caused by something else. Researchers at the University of Minnesota have discovered a gene mutation in 11 generations of relatives who descended from Lincoln's grandparents. The gene causes spinocerebellar ataxia type 5, a degenerative neurological disorder that affects coordination, including walking, writing,...

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