32c Phoebe Pember stamp

United States Postal Service1995-06-29

Smithsonian's National Postal Museum
Washington, DC, United States

Confederate Nurse Phoebe Yates Levy Pember (1823-19131). Directed care and dietary needs of over 10,000 soldiers at Richmond's Chimboraza, one of CSA's largest hospitals. Speciality: chicken soup. Criticized poor care in her "A Southern Woman's Story".

Scott Catalogue USA: 2975r

Museum ID: 1996.2081.197.18

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Title: 32c Phoebe Pember stamp
Creator: United States Postal Service
Date Created: 1995-06-29
Medium: paper; ink (multicolored) / photogravure

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