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Kate Mosher
Kate E. Perry Mosher (born Catherine E. Perry; July 11, 1836April 5, 1926) was an American woodcarving artist.
==Early life==
Mosher was born in Gallatin County, Kentucky to Fountain and Julia A. (Keene) Perry.〔Some sources state that she was born in Warsaw, Kentucky, but her death certificate gives her birthplace as Gallatin County. See Kentucky Death Certificate #10669, Kentucky Death Records, 1952-1953.〕 During the Civil War, Mosher was a known Confederate sympathizer.〔See Reis, "Woman a friend to prisoners of war", ''The Kentucky Post'', February 15, 1988.〕
While visiting relatives in Rock Island, Illinois, Mosher witnessed the first arrival of over 5,500 Confederate prisoners in December 1863. In her memoir of that experience she wrote: "Here they stood, hopeless, forlorn, and seemingly forsaken. My heart nearly bursting; the blood was racing and leaping through my veins; my very brain was whirling. My soul reached out in agony and despair."〔Quoted in Reis, p. 4K.〕 A Union sergeant gave her a letter from a Confederate soldier who said he was a friend of her brother's. She subsequently helped create a network of contacts to deliver letters and packages to the prisoners at Rock Island Prison.〔In the 1860 U.S. Census, her father's occupation is listed as "mail agent". Her occupation is listed as "school teacher".〕 Mosher also worked openly with prison officials to bring in food, clothing, and other necessities. Her home became a "safe house" for Confederate prisoners who escaped from the Rock Island prison as well as others from Camp Douglas in Chicago. Although frequently questioned by Union officers about her activities, Mosher was never arrested.
After the war, Mosher was visiting friends in Cincinnati, Ohio. While attending a gala at the Newport Barracks, she contracted meningitis, which led to her becoming completely deaf.〔Reis, p. 4K.〕 Mosher communicated by spelling words with her fingers on her hand. Kate married William Webster Mosher (1834-1897), a produce merchant, Covington City Commissioner, and son of Dr. Stephen Mosher, owner of the Latonia Springs resort.〔Reis, p. 4K.〕 They lived in Covington, Kentucky with William's widowed mother.
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