Agnes Hitt

Agnes Hitt (née Kercheval; 1845-1919) was an American charity worker and social leader who served as the fourteenth national president of the Woman's Relief Corps (WRC).^[1]

Agnes Kercheval was born in Greencastle, Indiana, where her parents had removed from Kentucky several years before the war. Her father, Edward Kercheval, of Greencastle was a captain in the Union army.^[1] One of their oldest friends was Governor Oliver P. Morton of Indiana. Hitt's father and her only brother enlisted as soon as the call came for volunteers.^[2]

Two years after the war, Agnes married Major Wilber F. Hitt, who, when only twenty years of age, was assistant adjutant general of a brigade, and then for meritorious conduct on the field of battle, was brevetted captain and major. The couple lived in Indianapolis, Indiana.^[2]

She visited many parts of the country while serving as national president of the WRC in 1896, and her acquaintance with members of the organization throughout the country was wide. Besides her activity in the WRC, she assisted in the work of the Grand Army of the Republic.^[1] She was well known for her deeds of charity, and her work for patriotic teaching in the public schools.^[2]

She died in Indianapolis in September 1919. Survived by her husband, she was the last member of her own family.^[1]