Url https://afterthewarproject.org/s/BlackParisPublicHumanities/item/61 Title Susie King Taylor, known as the first African American Army nurse Creator Susie King Taylor Subject - Taylor, Susie King,--1848-1912 - United States.--Army.--Colored Infantry Regiment, 33rd (1864-1866)--People - African Americans--Military service--1860-1870 - African Americans--Women--1860-1870 - Nurses--1860-1870 - Teachers--1860-1870 - United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel Description Photograph shows portrait of Susie King Taylor, who served more than three years as nurse with the 33rd U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War, although officially enrolled as a laundress. She also taught children and adults to read while serving with the regiment. Publisher Library of Congress https://lccn.loc.gov/2018663038 LCCN Permalink Date 1902 Identifier ppmsca 57593 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.57593 Language eng Spatial Coverage 42.35749328153262, -71.06349703515106 Temporal Coverage U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865 --