Atlanta campaign. Army of the Cumberland. Divine service by Rev. P.P. Cooney, C.S.C. Chaplain Gen. of Ind. Troops in the field

Item

Dublin Core

Title

Atlanta campaign. Army of the Cumberland. Divine service by Rev. P.P. Cooney, C.S.C. Chaplain Gen. of Ind. Troops in the field

Subject

Cooney, P. P.--Military service
Sisters of the Holy Cross
Women--1860-1870
Nursing--United States--History
United States--History--Civil War
United States.--Army of the Cumberland--Rites & ceremonies--1860-1870
War work--Catholic Church
Nuns as nurses
Religious services--1860-1870
Atlanta Campaign, 1864
Chromolithographs--1870-1880
Portrait prints--1870-1880
Kurz, Louis, 1833-1921
American Oleograph Co.
Military chaplains--Catholic Church

Description

Chromolithograph of an outdoor Catholic Mass during the Atlantic Campaign of the Civil War. A portrait of Rev. P. P. Cooney, a Holy Cross Father, is pictured in the top left scene. The Union soldiers who attended the Easter Sunday field service are shown receiving holy communion in the top right scene. At the bottom left of the illustration, Fr. Cooney administers last rites to a dying soldier in a battle scene. At the bottom right of the print, a Sister of the Holy Cross dispenses medicine to a wounded soldier while two Catholic nuns face each other in the field hospital.

Creator

Kurz, Louis, 1833-1921

Source

American Oleograph Co.

Publisher

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

Date

1877

Contributor

American Oleograph Co.
Sisters of the Holy Cross
Cooney, P. P.

Rights

No known restrictions on publication.

Relation

Is Part Of Popular Graphic Arts, Prints and Photographs Division

Format

Photo, Print, Drawing

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

https://www.loc.gov/item/90715232/
PGA - American Oleograph Co.--Divine service ... (D size) [P&P]
pga 00020 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pga.00020

Coverage

1861-1865

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

1 print : chromolithograph.

Citation

Kurz, Louis, 1833-1921, “Atlanta campaign. Army of the Cumberland. Divine service by Rev. P.P. Cooney, C.S.C. Chaplain Gen. of Ind. Troops in the field,” HUM 502, accessed October 19, 2026, https://kkbrawley.com/hum502/items/show/31.