Civil War: Hospital Matron (Nurse), Native California Cavalry
Bertha "Betsy" Ettinger emigrated from western Poland, then part of Prussia (Germany), and settled at San Francisco, California. A Rabbi at San Francisco married Bertha Ettinger and Michael Bennett September 6, 1855. Michael was also a Polish immigrant. They later moved to Los Angeles. During the Civil War her husband enlisted as a saddler and was mustered into Company D, 1st Battalion, Native California Cavalry. When he reported to Drum Barracks, Bertha "Betsy" Bennett was recruited by Assistant Surgeon George B. Tolman to serve as a "hospital matron" (nurse) in the camp's hospital. When the Native Cavalry was posted to Arizona Territory, she accompanied her husband to Fort Mason where she cared for the many soldiers suffering from fever during the epidemic that plagued the post during the Fall and Winter of 1865-66. She returned with the Native Cavalry to Drum Barracks where her husband was mustered out in March 1866. After the war Bertha and Michael remained at Los Angeles. After Michael's death she filed for a Civil War widow's pension October 6, 1894, and was issued application No. 602,492 and certificate No. 430,028 (nurses did not receive their own pensions). Mrs. Bennett was buried at Home of Peace Memorial Park next to her husband, whose remains had been transferred from the Hebrew Benevolent Society of Los Ángeles cemetery.
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Children (all born Los Angeles):
- Charles (1863)
- Samuel (1867; twin)
- Rachel (1867; twin)
- Henry (1870)
- Oscar (1872)
- Pauline (1873)
- Ellen (1875)
- Joseph (1876)
Biography by Steve
Bertha "Betsy" Ettinger emigrated from western Poland, then part of Prussia (Germany), and settled at San Francisco, California. A Rabbi at San Francisco married Bertha Ettinger and Michael Bennett September 6, 1855. Michael was also a Polish immigrant. They later moved to Los Angeles. During the Civil War her husband enlisted as a saddler and was mustered into Company D, 1st Battalion, Native California Cavalry. When he reported to Drum Barracks, Bertha "Betsy" Bennett was recruited by Assistant Surgeon George B. Tolman to serve as a "hospital matron" (nurse) in the camp's hospital. When the Native Cavalry was posted to Arizona Territory, she accompanied her husband to Fort Mason where she cared for the many soldiers suffering from fever during the epidemic that plagued the post during the Fall and Winter of 1865-66. She returned with the Native Cavalry to Drum Barracks where her husband was mustered out in March 1866. After the war Bertha and Michael remained at Los Angeles. After Michael's death she filed for a Civil War widow's pension October 6, 1894, and was issued application No. 602,492 and certificate No. 430,028 (nurses did not receive their own pensions). Mrs. Bennett was buried at Home of Peace Memorial Park next to her husband, whose remains had been transferred from the Hebrew Benevolent Society of Los Ángeles cemetery.
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Children (all born Los Angeles):
- Charles (1863)
- Samuel (1867; twin)
- Rachel (1867; twin)
- Henry (1870)
- Oscar (1872)
- Pauline (1873)
- Ellen (1875)
- Joseph (1876)
Biography by Steve
Civil War: Hospital Matron (Nurse), Native California Cavalry
Bertha "Betsy" Ettinger emigrated from western Poland, then part of Prussia (Germany), and settled at San Francisco, California. A Rabbi at San Francisco married Bertha Ettinger and Michael Bennett September 6, 1855. Michael was also a Polish immigrant. They later moved to Los Angeles. During the Civil War her husband enlisted as a saddler and was mustered into Company D, 1st Battalion, Native California Cavalry. When he reported to Drum Barracks, Bertha "Betsy" Bennett was recruited by Assistant Surgeon George B. Tolman to serve as a "hospital matron" (nurse) in the camp's hospital. When the Native Cavalry was posted to Arizona Territory, she accompanied her husband to Fort Mason where she cared for the many soldiers suffering from fever during the epidemic that plagued the post during the Fall and Winter of 1865-66. She returned with the Native Cavalry to Drum Barracks where her husband was mustered out in March 1866. After the war Bertha and Michael remained at Los Angeles. After Michael's death she filed for a Civil War widow's pension October 6, 1894, and was issued application No. 602,492 and certificate No. 430,028 (nurses did not receive their own pensions). Mrs. Bennett was buried at Home of Peace Memorial Park next to her husband, whose remains had been transferred from the Hebrew Benevolent Society of Los Ángeles cemetery.
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Children (all born Los Angeles):
- Charles (1863)
- Samuel (1867; twin)
- Rachel (1867; twin)
- Henry (1870)
- Oscar (1872)
- Pauline (1873)
- Ellen (1875)
- Joseph (1876)
Biography by Steve
Bertha "Betsy" Ettinger emigrated from western Poland, then part of Prussia (Germany), and settled at San Francisco, California. A Rabbi at San Francisco married Bertha Ettinger and Michael Bennett September 6, 1855. Michael was also a Polish immigrant. They later moved to Los Angeles. During the Civil War her husband enlisted as a saddler and was mustered into Company D, 1st Battalion, Native California Cavalry. When he reported to Drum Barracks, Bertha "Betsy" Bennett was recruited by Assistant Surgeon George B. Tolman to serve as a "hospital matron" (nurse) in the camp's hospital. When the Native Cavalry was posted to Arizona Territory, she accompanied her husband to Fort Mason where she cared for the many soldiers suffering from fever during the epidemic that plagued the post during the Fall and Winter of 1865-66. She returned with the Native Cavalry to Drum Barracks where her husband was mustered out in March 1866. After the war Bertha and Michael remained at Los Angeles. After Michael's death she filed for a Civil War widow's pension October 6, 1894, and was issued application No. 602,492 and certificate No. 430,028 (nurses did not receive their own pensions). Mrs. Bennett was buried at Home of Peace Memorial Park next to her husband, whose remains had been transferred from the Hebrew Benevolent Society of Los Ángeles cemetery.
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Children (all born Los Angeles):
- Charles (1863)
- Samuel (1867; twin)
- Rachel (1867; twin)
- Henry (1870)
- Oscar (1872)
- Pauline (1873)
- Ellen (1875)
- Joseph (1876)
Biography by Steve
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