Sisters who served during the Civil War

Sister Athanasius Fogarty was well respected as a sister-nurse.

Sister St. Felix Buchanan

Sister Helena Burns

Sister Frances Ann Carney

Sister Athanasius Fogarty

Sister Sophie Glenn

Sister Eugenia Gorman

Sister Mary Francis Guthneck

Sister Henrietta MacKenzie

Sister Mary Louise Malone

Sister Mary Rose O’Donaghue

Sister Matilda Swinley

Sisters Mary Rose, St. Felix, Sophie, Athanasius, Eugenia, Mary Frances and Matilda were honored with special tombstones in the convent cemetery with the inscription, “U.S. Army Nurse Civil War.”

Sisters Frances Ann, Henrietta, Mary Louise and Helena assisted in the service by managing the households.