Civil War

Sisters of Charity (NY) and the Civil War

by John Freund, CM | April 4, 2014 | Vincentian Family | 0 Comments

Sr. Mary McCormick, SC, gave a presentation on the Sisters of Charity of New York who served as Civil War nurses. It was part of a panel, “A City At War: New York’s Catholics and the American Civil War, 1860-1865,” held at the College of Mount Saint Vincent,...

Nuns as most powerful weapon

by John Freund, CM | July 8, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments

"Like the nuns at Gettysburg, may we finally learn to unleash the most powerful weapon of all: unconditional love." A little more than 150 years ago -- July 1-3, 1863 -- the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War was fought at Gettysburg, Pa. In that three-day...

Daughters of Charity – Civil War

by John Freund, CM | July 7, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments

The Daughters of Charity have received extensive attention during this 150th Anniversary Year of the CIvil War. The following links take you to the literally thousands of news stories, web pages and images highlighted their service.

Gettysburg at 150 – Daughters of Charity

by John Freund, CM | June 30, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments

Sr. Denise LaRock does her own re-enactment on the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg and the Angels of the Battlefield. She explains... 150 years ago the Union soldiers encamped on the property of the Daughters of Charity in Emmitsburg, Maryland. ...

Nuns as most powerful weapon

by John Freund, CM | Jul 8, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family

"Like the nuns at Gettysburg, may we finally learn to unleash the most powerful weapon of all: unconditional love." A...

Daughters of Charity – Civil War

by John Freund, CM | Jul 7, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family

The Daughters of Charity have received extensive attention during this 150th Anniversary Year of the CIvil War. The...

Gettysburg at 150 – Daughters of Charity

by John Freund, CM | Jun 30, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family

Sr. Denise LaRock does her own re-enactment on the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg and the Angels...

Daughters of Charity Civil War museum

by John Freund, CM | Jun 29, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family

According to the local paper "Tourists are flocking en masse to the home of the peace-filled Daughters of Charity property in Emmitsburg, just as the U.S. Army did in 1863." The story continues... The new Charity Afire museum opened Friday at the National Shrine of...

Remembering another war and the Daughters of Charity

by John Freund, CM | May 23, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family

As we approach Memorial Day a Pennsylvania newspaper salutes the Daughters of Charity who served as nurses during the Civil War. "When the Daughters of Charity awakened June 27, 1863, the pastoral grounds of their Emmitsburg, Md,. property had become a Union Army...

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