"Aunt Julia" Marcum

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Photograph of Julia Marcum, one of the few women to receive a US pension for her service during the Civil War. Photo circa 1874.
Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society

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By Whitney Todd
Historic marker #672 in Whitley County commemorates the heroics of Julia Marcum during the Civil War. Born on November 7, 1844, Julia Marcum grew up in Scott County, Tennessee. Her parents were…