Today we are pleased to induct Susie King Taylor (1848-1912) into the #WomenInScience Archive. Receiving her education through Georgia's underground school system, she served with the 33rd US Colored Troops during the Civil War as a nurse, munitions handler, and crack shot.
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On April 10, 1862, Union brigadier general Quincy Gillmore asked for the surrender of the Confederate stronghold, Fort Pulaski. When they refused, he used his newly arrived rifled cannons to decimate ...