Sisters who served during the Civil War
May 9, 2012 | |
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.
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