Emma Green (nurse)

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Emma Green, a southern belle, volunteered as a nurse during the American Civil War.

Emma Green, a southern belle, volunteered as a nurse when the Union seized her family's hotel to serve as a hospital, during the American Civil War.[1][2]

In 2016, PBS broadcast Mercy Street, a six-part series based on the hospital in the Green family hotel.[2][3][4]

The historical Emma Green was also the sweetheart of Benjamin Franklin (Frank) Stringfellow, a Confederate spy.[1][2] The couple wed, after the war.

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