Lucy Higgs Nichols was born a slave, but escaped & became a nurse for the Union Army during the Civil War. #BlackHistoryMonth
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She gained her freedom in 1862 by escaping to the 23rd Regiment, Indiana Volunteers camped nearby her home in TN.
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In 1895, Lucy & 55 veterans of the 23rd petitioned Congress and in 1898, a Special Act of Congress awarded her pension.
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Lucy was an honorary member of the G.A.R., the Grand Army of the Republic
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She and her husband John lived in
@NewAlbanyIN until her death in 1915.
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