Browse Exhibits (4 total)

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  Widows of the War

  The Widows of the War exhibit features items from the Civil War & Reconstruction Governors of Mississippi collection, the Library of Congress, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

  Civil War, CWRGM, Library of Congress, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Widows

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  Angels of Mercy

  The Angels of Mercy exhibit explores the role of Catholic Sisters in the Civil War. Featuring items from the Catholic University of America; Daughters of Charity, Province of St. Louise Archives; Library of Congress; and National Archives, the exhibit includes four images and two pieces of text. Its purpose is to pay homage to the 600-plus Sister-Nurses who eased the suffering of the sick and dying during this bloody time in American history. Created as a final project for a Digital Humanities course at the University of Southern Mississippi, the exhibit showcases the charitable contributions of the Sisters of Mercy, the Daughters of Charity, the Sisters of the Holy Cross, and the Sisters of Charity in the 1860s.

  Catholic Church, Catholic University of America, Civil War, Daughters of Charity, Library of Congress, National Archives, Nuns as nurses, Province of St. Louise Archives, Sisters of Charity, Sisters of Mercy, Sisters of the Holy Cross

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  Mission of Mercy

  Dedicated to the memory of a dear teacher, Sr. Mary Hugh Mauldin, RSM 

  The Mission of Mercy exhibit explores the role of the Sisters of Mercy in the Civil War. Featuring items from Civil War Trails; Find a Grave; Library of Congress; and the North Carolina Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, the exhibit includes three images, one sound recording, and two pieces of text. Its purpose is to pay homage to the 600-plus Sister-Nurses who eased the suffering of the sick and dying during this bloody time in American history. Created as a final project for a Digital Humanities course at the University of Southern Mississippi, the exhibit showcases the charitable contributions of the Sisters of Mercy in the 1860s.

  Catholic Church, Civil War, Civil War Trails, Find a Grave, Library of Congress, North Carolina Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Nuns as nurses, Sisters of Mercy

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  In the Name of Charity & the Cross

  In the Name of Charity & the Cross explores the role of the Sisters of Charity, the Daughters of Charity, and the Sisters of the Holy Cross in the Civil War. Featuring items from the Catholic Theological Union; Historical Marker Database; Library of Congress; National Archives; Sisters of the Holy Cross; and the Smithsonian Art Museum, the exhibit includes seven images. Its purpose is to pay homage to the 600-plus Sister-Nurses who eased the suffering of the sick and dying during this bloody time in American history. Created as a final project for a Digital Humanities course at the University of Southern Mississippi, the exhibit showcases the charitable contributions of the Sisters of Charity, the Daughters of Charity, and the Sisters of the Holy Cross in the 1860s.

  Catholic Church, Catholic Theological Union, Civil War, Daughters of Charity, Historical Marker Database, Library of Congress, National Archives, Nuns as nurses, Sisters of Charity, Sisters of the Holy Cross, Smithsonian Art Museum