The Civil War: 150 Years. National Park Service Sesquicentennial Commemoration.

Then: June 10, 1861

Dorothea Dix Takes Charge

Dorothea Dix is appointed Superintendent of Army Nurses, a new civilian organization that provided medical care to both Union and Confederate wounded.

• History: Dorothea Dix Biography
• Resources: Smithsonian Exhibit Highlights Civil War Nurses

Now: July 27, 2008

Continuing to Care

Major General Patricia Horoho becomes Chief of the Army Nurse Corps, the 23rd person to oversee the agency since it became an official part of the Army in 1901.

• Photos: Army Nursing History in Pictures
• Stories: The U.S. Army Nurse Corps Today

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Last Updated: 12/8/2009