Sister Verona (Sister of Mercy)
Item
Dublin Core
Title
Sister Verona (Sister of Mercy)
Subject
Nuns as nurses
Sisters of Charity
Nursing--United States--History
Women--1860-1870
Portrait photographs--1860-1870
Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
War work--Catholic Church
Phillips, Veronica
Description
Photograph of a young Sister of Charity in her religious habit. The full-length portrait by Mathew Brady documents a Catholic nurse holding her rosary beads with a crucifix cross. Sister Veronica Phillips, misidentified as Sister Verona and a Sister of Mercy, is standing and wearing a black bonnet.
Creator
War Department. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (8/1/1866 - 9/18/1947)
Source
Brady National Photographic Art Gallery (Washington, D.C.) 1858- ?, Photographer
Publisher
National Archives
Date
1921/1940
Contributor
Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896
Phillips, Veronica
Rights
Unrestricted
Relation
Is Part Of Series: Mathew Brady Photographs of Civil War-Era Personalities and Scenes, 1921 - 1940, Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985
Format
Photographs and other Graphic Materials
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Identifier
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/525818
111-B-1613
Coverage
1860-1865
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Negative
Citation
War Department. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (8/1/1866 - 9/18/1947), “Sister Verona (Sister of Mercy),” HUM 502, accessed October 19, 2026, https://kkbrawley.com/hum502/items/show/18.