In April 1861, Dorothea Dix, which was not a nurse, and a group of volunteer female nurses, staged a march on Washington, demanding the government to let the nurses aid the Union’s wounded. Dorothea was named tosuperintend the women nurses assigned to the U.S. Army. Despite this, she nor her nurses, were granted military appointments. Dorothea had strict standard but after the first Battle of Bull Run, she accepted anyone willing to work. Female nurses were paid 40 cents a day plus rations, housing and transportation, while male nurses received $20.50 a month plus superior benefits. After she resigned when the war ended she continued to work for 18 months, with soldiers and families.