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Honoring the Sisters who served our Country
...of Providence or Chaplains in the Convent Cemetery who served our country. Of the 17 Sisters of Providence who served, 11 did so during the American Civil War, including Sisters St. Felix Buchanan, Helena Burns, Frances Ann Carney, Athanasius Fogarty, Eugenia Gorman, Sophie Glenn, Mary Francis Guthneck, Henrietta MacKenzie, Mary Louise Malone, Mary Rose O’Donaghue and Matilda Swinley. Those 11 Sisters served in military hospitals located in Indianapolis and Vincennes during the Civil War. Six of those Sisters are buried...
This Memorial Day: Take time to Remember
...the years after the Civil War. … And finally, back to those Civil War sisters. It was Mother Mary Cecilia Bailly, successor to Mother Theodore as General Superior, who accepted the plea that the sisters should take care of the soldiers in the hospital in Indianapolis. “The sisters took charge on May 17 [1861], giving comfort to Union and Confederate soldiers.” It is not lost on me that they gave comfort to Union AND Confederate soldiers. Most days we do...
Veterans Day: Honoring Sisters who served
Today, Thursday, Nov. 11, is Veterans Day, a federal holiday for honoring military veterans. Today, as a nation, we recognize the service of all American veterans. The day was originally called Armistice Day, commemorating the end of World War I. Did you know that four Sisters of Providence served in the military? One of those sisters served our country during World War I. Two more served during World War II and another served during the Vietnam War. Before joining the...
SPs and the National Museum of Civil War Medicine
Last week, I spent several days on a Civil War pilgrimage to Gettysburg, Antietam, Harper’s Ferry and Manassas. On our way to Antietam (also known as Sharpsburg, Md.), we stopped at an awesome museum in Frederick, Md. — the National Museum of Civil War Medicine. It rocked! There was information about the evacuation of the wounded, field hospitals, embalming, Dr. Letterman and his early version of triage, and, lo and behold, a brief entry on Sister Athanasius Fogarty and the...
Treasures from Archives: Civil War diary
I’ve been digging around Archives looking for Civil War material for a long time. One day, Sister Marie Grace Molloy, a wonderful volunteer, asked me if I had ever seen the Civil War diary of Sister Clarice Asbury’s (RIP) grandfather. No, I hadn’t seen it, so I put the diary on my list of things to scrutinize more judiciously when I had the time. Recently I had time to take a longer look at this historical treasure. George E. Blaire...
Seven sisters honored for Civil War service
...addition, the Sisters of Providence were also honored for their service during the Civil war on the Nuns of the Battlefield Monument, located in Washington, D.C. Sister Denise welcomed the large crowd at the event before three Civil War re-enactors presented the American Flag and the State of Indiana Flag. The three re-enactors were in Vigo County for another event, but read about the dedication and elected to attend. Sister Denise then read short biographies of each of the honored...
St. John Academy, Indianapolis (1859-1959)
...the Sisters of Providence to staff the schools. At first, with only 80 students, the outlook for the high school was dim. Later boarding pupils came from Edinburg, Martinsville, Franklin and nearby towns to increase the enrollment. Shortly after the school was established, the Civil War broke out. At the request of Governor Oliver Morton, the Sisters of Providence took over the administration of the military hospital. The sisters, students of St. John Academy, and members of the parish helped...
Civil War service
The Sisters of Providence are honored by monument in Washington, D.C., dedicated to “the Nuns of the Battlefield of the Civil War.” A Sister of Providence is depicted to the right. Just over 20 years after the founding of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., the country was torn apart by the Civil War (1861-1865). Sisters of Providence answered a call to duty by Indiana Governor Oliver P. Morton. Barely a month after the April 12, 1861, attack...
Recognizing the Sisters who served our Country
...their service as “U.S. Army Nurse Civil War.” Other Sisters of Providence have served during times of war, including: Sister Josephine Bryan, who served as a registered nurse in the Vietnam War as a volunteer with Catholic Relief Services, The late Sister Catherine Hartman, who served as a lieutenant in the Women’s Reserve in the U.S. Marine Corps before entering the Congregation, Sister Patricia “Pat” Linehan, who served in the Navy Nurse Corps during the Vietnam War on the U.S....
Civil War diary entries
...— one sentence — while others are more detailed. Some of the entries that Mother Mary Cecilia wrote during the Civil War appear below: April 8, 1861: “Wednesday. We lose our five scholars [at the Academy] from the South. Mr. Dodds comes for them all; they fear that if war is declared, communications will be cut off, and it will [be] extremely difficult to get the girls home.” May 15, 1861: “I go to Indianapolis to see about the offer...
This Good Friday: Is COVID-19 the only pandemic about which we need to pray?
...touched by the presence of so many of Ward’s descendants at the event. They had traveled from as far away as California, Boston, and Detroit. Not surprisingly, many, if not most, of Ward’s descendants scattered after the lynching. George Ward’s great-grandson and a former Terre Haute resident, Terry Ward, shared his hurt. How could anyone do such a terrible thing to another person? He acknowledged the pain involved for everyone. “His case was never tried in a court of law...
Rosemary Ward
...master’s of studies degree in biology and chemistry from the University of North Dakota. Sister Rosemary also ministered as a teacher, chemist, office supervisor, computer programmer and parish business manager. Sister Rosemary Ward (formerly Sister Sebastian) Complete Ministry In Indiana: Registrar, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1961-66); Teacher, St. Rose High School, Vincennes (1968-70). In Illinois: Teacher, Providence High School, New Lenox (1966-68); Teacher, Providence-St. Mel, Chicago (1970-71); Teacher, Mother Theodore Guerin High School, River Grove (1971-75); Teacher, Providence High...