Anna Lansing <I>Wendell</I> Clapp

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Anna Lansing Wendell Clapp

Birth
Cambridge, Washington County, New York, USA
Death
3 Dec 1889 (aged 75)
Lee Center, Lee County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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Block 63/72, Lot 1833
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A nurse during the Civil War, Clapp founded the Ladies Union Aid Society in 1861. She became the President of the LUAS & also worked as a member of the Western Sanitary Commission (WSC). Clapp became one of St. Louis' leading spokeswoman for veterans benefits & pensions for female nurses after the war.
A nurse during the Civil War, Clapp founded the Ladies Union Aid Society in 1861. She became the President of the LUAS & also worked as a member of the Western Sanitary Commission (WSC). Clapp became one of St. Louis' leading spokeswoman for veterans benefits & pensions for female nurses after the war.

Bio by: Connie Nisinger

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  • Maintained by: David Luders
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21249/anna_lansing-clapp: accessed ), memorial page for Anna Lansing Wendell Clapp (15 Aug 1814–3 Dec 1889), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21249, citing Bellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA; Maintained by David Luders (contributor 49008885).