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  Beaufort: Union Occupation and Confederate Spies

  Historical marker and audio recording of an information sign in Beaufort, NC. During the Union occupation of Beaufort, the Sisters of Mercy traveled from New York to nurse the wounded and sick at the Atlantic Hotel. Renamed Hammond Hospital in 1862, the site of the Atlantic Hotel is referred to as a point of interest on a Beaufort map.

  Tags Beaufort (N.C.), Civil War Trails, Historical markers, North Carolina Digital Collections, North Carolina--History--Civil War, Nuns as nurses, Nursing--United States--History, Sisters of Mercy, Sounds recordings, Women--1860-1870
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  Sister M.M. Joseph

  Full-length portrait of a seated Sister of Mercy, holding her rosary beads in both hands, as photographed by Mathew Brady. Misidentified as Sister M. M. Joseph, the young Catholic nun's name is Mother Mary Madeline Tobin. She is dressed in the habit of her religious order and served at a Beaufort, N.C. military hospital.

  Tags Beaufort (N.C.), National Archives, Nuns as nurses, Nursing--United States--History, Portrait photographs--1860-1870, Sisters of Mercy, United States--History--Civil War, War work--Catholic Church, Women--1860-1870