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U.S. Transport "Cahawba"
Pencil drawing of the Cahawba steamship. The broadside view of the sidewheel ship shows a group of passengers under a covered area and a flying American flag. During the Civil War, the Sisters of Mercy traveled to Beaufort, N.C. on the Cahawba to serve as military nurses. -
Atlanta campaign. Army of the Cumberland. Divine service by Rev. P.P. Cooney, C.S.C. Chaplain Gen. of Ind. Troops in the field
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.Tags American Oleograph Co., Chromolithographs--1870-1880, Library of Congress, Military chaplains--Catholic Church, Nuns as nurses, Nursing--United States--History, Portrait prints--1870-1880, Religious services--1860-1870, Sisters of the Holy Cross, United States--History--Civil War, United States.--Army of the Cumberland--Rites & ceremonies--1860-1870, War work--Catholic Church, Women--1860-1870 -
The floating hospital on the Mississippi / drawn by Mr. Theodore R. Davis
Wood engraving of three maritime panels in the May 9, 1863 issue of Harper's Weekly. The top panel shows the Union steamboat on the Mississippi River with the caption: The Naval Hospital "Red Rover." In the middle panel, "The Sister" monitors a soldier in a hospital bed. Identified as a member of the Sisters of the Holy Cross who served aboard the hospital ship in the Civil War, the Catholic nurse is pictured beside a waterside grave scene. On the right side of the middle panel is the "Convalescent Ward" of the ship, where five men are sitting and standing. The "Ward" makes up the bottom panel of the illustration with occupied hospital beds on both sides of the ship and another nun tending to a sick soldier.Tags Harper’s Weekly, Hospital ships--Union--1860-1870, Library of Congress, Mississippi River--1860-1870, Nuns as nurses, Nursing--United States--History, Periodical illustrations--1860-1870, Sisters of the Holy Cross, United States--History--Civil War, War work--Catholic Church, Women--1860-1870, Wood engravings--1860-1870 -
Douglas & Stanton Hospitals, Washington,D.C. / lith. & print. by Chas. Magnus, N.Y.
1864 lithograph of Douglas and Stanton Hospitals in Washington, D.C. Printed in color, the bird's eye view shows a centrally located red brick building (Douglas Hospital) across the street from a compound of white buildings (Stanton Hospital). An American flag flies atop the middlemost white building that faces Douglas Hospital. A white fence surrounds Stanton Hospital and two military guards are stationed outside of the fence. Also pictured are pedestrians on sidewalks in addition to horse-drawn carriages and men riding horses. During the Civil War, the Sisters of Mercy were requested to nurse the sick and wounded soldiers at both hospitals.Tags Bird's-eye view prints--1860-1870, Hospitals--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870, Library of Congress, Lithographs--Color--1860-1870, Nuns as nurses, Nursing--United States--History, Sisters of Mercy, United States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.), United States--History--Civil War, War work--Catholic Church, Women--1860-1870 -
H.Res.1097 - Honoring the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy on the occasion of its 175th anniversary, and commending its ministry and its efforts in helping individuals, especially women and children, overcome challenges that keep them from living full and dignified lives.
Legislation sponsored by Rep. Madeleine Z. Bordallo [D-GU-At Large] that honors and recognizes the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy on the occasion of its 175th anniversary in December 2006. Co-sponsored by 15 Democrats and 3 Republicans, the House Resolution commends and supports the continued service of the Sisters of Mercy for their devotion to assisting communities in need through sponsorship of educational, social, and spiritual programs in the United States and throughout the world. After being introduced, the Commemoration bill was referred to the House Committee on International Relations. Also available as a sound recording, H.Res.1097 acknowledges the nursing contributions of the Sisters of the Mercy during the Civil War and the commendation given to the Catholic order by President Abraham Lincoln. -
Our Women and the War, from Harper’s Weekly, September 6, 1862
Print of a wood engraving published in the September 6, 1862 edition of Harper's Weekly. Attributed to Winslow Homer, the graphic art features four scenes of women interacting with Civil War soldiers. The captions "The Influence" and "Of Woman" are labeled in the top left and top right sides of the print. In the top center scene, a group of women sits in the background with two sewing shirts and one darning a sock. On the middle right side of the engraving, a woman with her back to the viewer is washing and hanging shirts while four soldiers watch. At the bottom right scene, a caption reads "Home Tidings" and a seated woman writes a letter for a bed-ridden soldier with a bandage on his head. The bottom left scene is entitled "The Sister of Charity" and shows a Daughter of Charity nurse standing beside the hospital bed of a soldier. He is holding a cross and the Catholic nun's rosary beads. In the background of this scene, another Daughter of Charity is pictured beside an injured soldier. -
Mother Angela Gillespie
Photograph of the founder of the Holy Cross Nursing Sisters in her religious habit. Sister Angela Gillespie is wearing a white headdress and a pendant of the Sorrowful Mother also known as the Seven Dolors. The portrait is signed by Sister Bethania in the top left corner. As the supervisor of the eighty Holy Cross Sisters who served as military nurses on the U.S.S. Red Rover during the Civil War, Sister Angela Gillespie is also pictured holding her rosary beads and crucifix cross. -
[Union hospital ship U.S.S.Red Rover]
Cartes de visite, sepia-toned photograph shows U.S. Navy hospital ship, a side-wheel steamer and former Confederate barracks ship. The U.S.S. Red Rover was the first Union hospital ship whose staff included female nurses, including nuns from the Catholic order Sisters of the Holy Cross and African American women. On the verso of the albumen print, a notation reads "Surgeon on this vessel, Dr. J.T. Field of Bedminster, N.J." There is also a stamp on the verso that reads "Frank F. Raciti, 273 King George Road, Warren, New Jersey."Tags Albumen prints--1860-1870, Cartes de visite--1860-1870, Hospital ships--Union--1860-1870, Library of Congress, Mississippi River--1860-1870, Nuns as nurses, Nursing--United States--History, Sisters of the Holy Cross, United States--History--Civil War, United States.--Navy--Equipment & supplies--1860-1870, War work--Catholic Church, Women--1860-1870 -
Sisters of the Holy Cross Marker
Color photograph of a 1965 marker in Mishawaka, IN, honoring the nursing contributions of the Sisters of the Holy Cross during the Civil War. At the October 1861 request of Governor Oliver P. Morton, Mother Angela Gillespie and 80 Catholic nuns in her order worked as military nurses and, in 1862, served on the U.S.S. Red Rover hospital ship. The information sign is navy blue with gold lettering and was erected by the Indiana Civil War Centennial Commission. -
Nuns of the Battlefield, War Council Records, Box 86, Folder 61
List of 580 Civil War Sister-Nurses compiled by the War Department in Washington, D.C. At the time of the list's publication, there were 10 surviving war veterans. The 4-page document is organized into 21 communities of women religious who served on battlefields or in hospitals. Representing 11 distinct orders, the Catholic nuns are listed alphabetically, first by their specific community, then by their last name. Sister-Nurses with an asterisk by their names have had a white marble Government Marker placed at their graves at the petition of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Ancient Order of Hibernians. The list also includes a photograph of an unknown cemetery with cross headstones and Government Markers.Tags Ancient Order of Hibernians, Cemeteries, Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Gravestones, Nuns as nurses, Nursing--United States--History, Sisters of Charity, Sisters of Mercy, Sisters of the Holy Cross, The Catholic University of America, United States--History--Civil War, War work--Catholic Church, Women--1860-1870