| Mary Perkins | |
| Birth Date: | May 5, 1839 |
| Birth Place: | Brewer, Maine |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
Mary Perkins (May 5, 1839 – November 18, 1893) was a Union nurse during the American Civil War.
Perkins was born on May 5, 1839, in Brewer, Maine. She later moved to Enfield, Maine until the outbreak of the Civil War.[1]
Perkins enlisted in 1861 as a nurse for the 11th Maine Volunteer Infantry.[1] [2] Shortly after, she accompanied the regiment to Washington, D.C., where she served at Brigade Hospital.[1] In March 1862, the regiment moved, and Perkins then served at Hygeia Hospital.[3] [2] At this hospital, Perkins worked with Dorothea Dix throughout McClellan's Peninsula Campaign.[3]
Perkins left the service when her brother was injured in the war.[3] [2]
Perkins married Andrew Perkins in April 1850. She died on November 18, 1893.[3]