Martha Loftin Wilson
Martha Loftin Wilson | |
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Portrait from "A Woman of the Century" | |
| Born | Martha Eleanor Loftin January 18, 1834 Clarke County, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | June 11, 1919 (aged 75) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta |
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| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Dayton Masonic Institute, Alabama |
| Genre | Southern United States literature |
| Notable works | Hospital Scenes and Incidents of the War |
| Spouse |
John Stainback Wilson
(m. 1850; died 1892) |
| Children | 6 |
Martha Loftin Wilson (née, Loftin; January 18, 1834 – June 11, 1919) was an American missionary worker and journal editor, as well as a pioneer Atlanta resident and a nurse in the American Civil War. She was regarded as "the most influential leader in the Woman's Missionary Union in Georgia". Wilson was the author of Hospital Scenes and Incidents of the War.