Married James B. Boston, 1855 in DeKalb Illinois.
After beginning to raise a family the Civil War broke out and husband James enlisted in early 1862. In the fall of that year he was severely injured in the Battle of Hatchie. After he was eventually transferred to Benton Barracks General Hospital in St. Louis, Caroline left the children in Illinois with family. She went to Benton Barracks and became a nurse caring for hundreds of sick and injured soldiers. When James was discharged in 1864, James, Caroline, and the rest of the family moved to Southeast Nebraska and homesteaded near present day DuBois.
There they proved up their Homestead and raised their family until 1894, when they moved to Smith Center Kansas. They lived their remaining years there, James a member of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) and Caroline a member of the Women's Relief Corps (WRC). They donated land in Smith Center to the Dewey Christian Church, that was then built on the site and served the community for many years.
As a Civil War Nurse, Caroline qualified for a disability pension from the federal government, but when she applied, her claim was at first denied because the pension board could not verify her service was of sufficient length to qualify. Caroline pursued her claim and finally in 1899 she was awarded her rightful pension.
Caroline and James grew old together surrounded by loving family! Even though James had been severely wounded in the war, he lived to be almost 91 years of age, surely a testament to the good care of the doctors and especially to his faithful wife and Civil War Nurse Caroline.
After beginning to raise a family the Civil War broke out and husband James enlisted in early 1862. In the fall of that year he was severely injured in the Battle of Hatchie. After he was eventually transferred to Benton Barracks General Hospital in St. Louis, Caroline left the children in Illinois with family. She went to Benton Barracks and became a nurse caring for hundreds of sick and injured soldiers. When James was discharged in 1864, James, Caroline, and the rest of the family moved to Southeast Nebraska and homesteaded near present day DuBois.
There they proved up their Homestead and raised their family until 1894, when they moved to Smith Center Kansas. They lived their remaining years there, James a member of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) and Caroline a member of the Women's Relief Corps (WRC). They donated land in Smith Center to the Dewey Christian Church, that was then built on the site and served the community for many years.
As a Civil War Nurse, Caroline qualified for a disability pension from the federal government, but when she applied, her claim was at first denied because the pension board could not verify her service was of sufficient length to qualify. Caroline pursued her claim and finally in 1899 she was awarded her rightful pension.
Caroline and James grew old together surrounded by loving family! Even though James had been severely wounded in the war, he lived to be almost 91 years of age, surely a testament to the good care of the doctors and especially to his faithful wife and Civil War Nurse Caroline.
Married James B. Boston, 1855 in DeKalb Illinois.
After beginning to raise a family the Civil War broke out and husband James enlisted in early 1862. In the fall of that year he was severely injured in the Battle of Hatchie. After he was eventually transferred to Benton Barracks General Hospital in St. Louis, Caroline left the children in Illinois with family. She went to Benton Barracks and became a nurse caring for hundreds of sick and injured soldiers. When James was discharged in 1864, James, Caroline, and the rest of the family moved to Southeast Nebraska and homesteaded near present day DuBois.
There they proved up their Homestead and raised their family until 1894, when they moved to Smith Center Kansas. They lived their remaining years there, James a member of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) and Caroline a member of the Women's Relief Corps (WRC). They donated land in Smith Center to the Dewey Christian Church, that was then built on the site and served the community for many years.
As a Civil War Nurse, Caroline qualified for a disability pension from the federal government, but when she applied, her claim was at first denied because the pension board could not verify her service was of sufficient length to qualify. Caroline pursued her claim and finally in 1899 she was awarded her rightful pension.
Caroline and James grew old together surrounded by loving family! Even though James had been severely wounded in the war, he lived to be almost 91 years of age, surely a testament to the good care of the doctors and especially to his faithful wife and Civil War Nurse Caroline.
After beginning to raise a family the Civil War broke out and husband James enlisted in early 1862. In the fall of that year he was severely injured in the Battle of Hatchie. After he was eventually transferred to Benton Barracks General Hospital in St. Louis, Caroline left the children in Illinois with family. She went to Benton Barracks and became a nurse caring for hundreds of sick and injured soldiers. When James was discharged in 1864, James, Caroline, and the rest of the family moved to Southeast Nebraska and homesteaded near present day DuBois.
There they proved up their Homestead and raised their family until 1894, when they moved to Smith Center Kansas. They lived their remaining years there, James a member of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) and Caroline a member of the Women's Relief Corps (WRC). They donated land in Smith Center to the Dewey Christian Church, that was then built on the site and served the community for many years.
As a Civil War Nurse, Caroline qualified for a disability pension from the federal government, but when she applied, her claim was at first denied because the pension board could not verify her service was of sufficient length to qualify. Caroline pursued her claim and finally in 1899 she was awarded her rightful pension.
Caroline and James grew old together surrounded by loving family! Even though James had been severely wounded in the war, he lived to be almost 91 years of age, surely a testament to the good care of the doctors and especially to his faithful wife and Civil War Nurse Caroline.
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