During which war did Dorothea Dix serve as superintendent of the United States Army nurse corps?
1. Revolutionary War
2. Civil War
3. War of 1812
4. Spanish-American War
Correct Answer: 2
Dorothea Dix was appointed superintendent of the first nurse corps of the United States Army during the Civil War.
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