Anna Maxwell, Grave

Title

Anna Maxwell, Grave

Biographical Text

White stone square headstone with a cross motif at the top.

Maxwell's grave is located at the Arlington National Cemetery. Her gravestone commemorates her life as pioneer for the establishment of professional nursing. She worked as nurse in multiple wars, and her contributions during the Spanish American War aided in the establishment of the United States Army Nurse Corps.

Text

ANNA CAROLINE MAXWELL
NURSE
ARMY NURSE CORPS
MARCH 14. 1851
JANUARY 2. 1929
CEASE TOLLING BELL
AND LET THE BUGLES BLOW

Date Created

1929

Relation

Maxwell, Anna (1851-1929)

Type

English Grave

Bibliographic Citation

Anna Caroline Maxwell, Find a Grave

Anna Caroline Maxwell, American Association for the History of Nursing

Project Researcher

O'Neill, Iris