Identifier: historyoffortiet00floy (find matches)
Title: History of the Fortieth (Mozart) regiment, New York Volunteers, which was composed of four companies from New York, four companies from Massachusetts and two companies from Pennsylvania
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Floyd, Frederick Clark, 1837-
Subjects: United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 40th (1861-1865) United States. Army New York Infantry Regiment, 14th (1861-1865) United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories
Publisher: Boston, F. H. Gilson Company
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ch we live. Fifth. To maintain true allegiance to the United States of America. Sixth. To discountenance whatever tends to weaken loyalty, and toencourage the spread of universal liberty and equal rights to all men. Sons of Veterans. This society is affiliated with the Grand Army of the Republic, and wasorganized in Philadelphia, in 1878. The objects of the Order are First. To keep green the memory of our Fathers and their sacrifices forthe maintenance of the Union. Second. To aid the members of the Grand Army of the Republic incaring for their helpless and disabled comrades, to extend aid and protectionto the widows and orphans, to perpetuate the memory and liistory of theirheroic dead, and the proper observance of Memorial Day. Third. To aid and assist worthy and needy members of the Order. Fourth. To inculcate patriotism and love of country, not alone amongour membership, but among all the people of our land, and to spread andsustain the doctrine of equal rights and justice to all.
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ANNIE ETHERIDGE HOOKS. Among the Armj^ Nurses no one was better known than Annie Etheridge, whose maiden name wasAnnie Blair. She was born in Detroit, Mich., and was the davighter of John Blair. She was rearedin luxurj^, but in earlv girlhood her father met with business reverses. She married James Etheridge,who enlisted in the 2d Michigan Regiment. Annie ofifered her services as a volunteer nurse and theywere accepted. She went with the Regiment to the seat of war, but when the Regiment was orderedto Tennessee, she was transferred to the 3d Michigan Regiment, and when hat Regiment was assignedto the Army of the Potomac she remained with it until its term of enlistment expired. She was thentransferred to the 5th Michigan Regiment, which was attached to the Brigade in which the MozartRegiment served. She engaged in the Hospital Service, and ministered to all within her jurisdictionwith motherly tenderness, and to such a degree was her manner compassionate and sympathetic thatshe became

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