FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — In honor of Women’s History Month, local historical society chapters paid tribute to Civil War nurse and Fort Wayne native Helena Wolff at Lindenwood Cemetery on Saturday.
“There are many women who are trailblazers in the medical field,” Benita Steyer, Senior President of Children of the American Revolution, or C.A.R., Willian Berry Society, said. “Today, it would be nothing without [women like Wolff].”
According to Steyer, Wolff served as a Union Army nurse in military hospitals, including Cincinnati, Louisville and Nashville. Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses Grant honored her for her service. Wolff also got a citation of bravery for serving the wounded…