Notes:

Louis and Cordelia (Perrine) Harvey were married in Kenosha in 1847. Louis Harvey was the governor of Wisconsin during the Civil War. During this time Cordelia Harvey traveled with her husband to some of the army hospitals in the South. Unfortunately, while on this trip, Governor Harvey drowned. Mrs. Harvey continued on without her husband. She recognized that these hospitals were in terrible condition. Desperately wanting to help these soldiers from the North and South, Mrs. Harvey had to convince General Ulysses Grant and President Abraham Lincoln that better hospitals were needed. She claimed many soldiers would die without Northern air. She felt air in the North was free of sickness, such as typhoid or gangrene. Both General Grant and President Lincoln agreed. A hospital was then built in Madison, Wisconsin, for the injured soldiers. Mrs. Harvey continued to work for improved care for soldiers until the end of the war. Harvey Elementary School was named after this great lady. A portrait of Mrs. Harvey hangs in our governor's office today.


Died:
Drowned

Louis married PERRINE, Cordelia A. in 1847 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA. Cordelia was born on 7 Dec 1824 in Barre, Orleans, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]