She quickly became a mother to the regiment, working to quell the numerous outbreaks of measles and smallpox.

[1][2] Weston moved to the Benton Barracks, where she was the only woman serving but the station had an adequate supply of sanitary goods.

[1] In March 1862, her regiment was deployed to Pittsburg Landing,[3] in anticipation of the conflict that would come to be known as the Battle of Shiloh.

[4] In a letter to Mary Holland, the most noteworthy moment of Weston's service was during the Battle of Shiloh.

[4] Weston describes in her letter four women joining her in service, but she was soon once again the only woman as the others were wounded and left.