Mary Phinney von Olnhausen
Mary Phinney von Olnhausen | |
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Image of Phinney from the frontispiece of her posthumously published diaries. Phinney was in her mid to late forties during the Civil War. | |
| Born | 1818 Lexington, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | April 1902 (aged 83–84) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Nurse |
| Known for | Diarist who recorded 19th Century medical techniques |
| Spouse | Baron Gustav Adolph von Olnhausen |
| Parent(s) | Elias and Catherine Bartlett Phinney |
Baroness Mary Phinney von Olnhausen (1818–1902) was an American nurse, abolitionist, and diarist. Historians look to the book extracted from her diaries Adventures of an Army Nurse in Two Wars, edited by her nephew James Phinney Munroe, to understand the medical techniques of the Civil War.