William Thompson Lusk [SEP] conflict
William Thompson Lusk
William Thompson Lusk (May 23, 1838 – June 12, 1897) was an American obstetrician and a soldier who rose to the rank of Assistant Adjutant-General in the United States Volunteers during the first three years of the American Civil War. After he retired from the Union Army, he finished his medical education and became a professor as well as a president of the Bellevue Hospital Medical College. He received much recognition and fame for his 1882 book, "The Science and Art of Midwifery"
Anna Hartwell Lusk
Anna Hartwell Lusk (January 8, 1870 – August 21, 1968) was an American socialite during the Gilded Age.
Early life.
Anna was born in New York City on January 8, 1870. She was the daughter of Professor William Thompson Lusk (1838–1897) and Mary Hartwell (née Chittenden) Lusk (1840–1871). At age 31, her mother and a 13 day old sister, Lily Adams Lusk, died in September 1871, a year and a half after Anna's birth