Martha Loftin Wilson

Martha Loftin Wilson
Portrait from "A Woman of the Century"
Portrait from "A Woman of the Century"
BornMartha Eleanor Loftin
January 18, 1834
Clarke County, Alabama, U.S.
DiedJune 11, 1919 (aged 75)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Resting placeOakland Cemetery, Atlanta
Occupation
  • missionary worker
  • journal editor
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
Alma materDayton Masonic Institute, Alabama
GenreSouthern United States literature
Notable worksHospital Scenes and Incidents of the War
Spouse
John Stainback Wilson
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(m. 1850; died 1892)​
Children6

Martha Loftin Wilson (née, Loftin; January 18, 1834 – June 11, 1919) was an American missionary worker and journal editor, as well as a pioneer Atlanta resident and a nurse in the American Civil War.[1] She was regarded as "the most influential leader in the Woman's Missionary Union in Georgia".[2] Wilson was the author of Hospital Scenes and Incidents of the War.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference TheAtlantaConstitution1919 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Shurden & Jolley 2005, p. 96.