Angels of the Battlefield, A History of the Labors of the Catholic Sisterhoods in the Late Civil War [1898]

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Author

Barton, George, 1866-1940

Title

Angels of the Battlefield A History of the Labors of the Catholic Sisterhoods in the Late Civil War

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English

LoC Class

E456: History: America: Civil War period (1861-1865)

Subject

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Civilian relief

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Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 57933

Release Date

September 19, 2018

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Second Edition—Revised and Enlarged. ANGELS OF THE BATTLEFIELD. A History of the Labors of the Catholic Sisterhoods in the Late Civil War. ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯●⎯○⎯●⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ BY GEORGE BARTON. ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯●⎯○⎯●⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ ... 1898 ... THE CATHOLIC ART PUBLISHING COMPANY. PHILADELPHIA, PA.
2. 2.AUTHOR’S PREFACE. ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯●⎯○⎯●⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯
3. 3.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯●⎯○⎯●⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯
4. 4.TABLE OF CONTENTS.
5. 5.CHAPTER I. THE ORDERS THAT PARTICIPATED.
6. 6.CHAPTER II. ARCHBISHOP HUGHES AND THE SISTERS.
7. 7.CHAPTER III. IN AND AROUND RICHMOND.
8. 8.CHAPTER IV. HARPER’S FERRY.
9. 9.CHAPTER V. ST. LOUIS MILITARY HOSPITAL.
10. 10.CHAPTER VI. IN AND AROUND WASHINGTON.
11. 11.CHAPTER VII. SISTER ANTHONY AT SHILOH.
12. 12.CHAPTER VIII. PORTSMOUTH AND NORFOLK.
13. 13.CHAPTER IX. LABORS IN FREDERICK CITY.
14. 14.CHAPTER X. WHITE HOUSE.
15. 15.CHAPTER XI. MANASSAS AND ANTIETAM.
16. 16.CHAPTER XII. NEW ORLEANS.
17. 17.CHAPTER XIII. SOUTHERN BATTLEFIELDS.
18. 18.CHAPTER XIV. GETTYSBURG.
19. 19.CHAPTER XV. SATTERLEE HOSPITAL.
20. 20.CHAPTER XVI. THE FALL OF RICHMOND.
21. 21.CHAPTER XVII. SISTERS OF CHARITY OF NAZARETH.
22. 22.CHAPTER XVIII. MORE ABOUT NAZARETH.
23. 23.CHAPTER XIX. SISTERS OF MT. ST. VINCENT.
24. 24.CHAPTER XX. THE SISTERS OF MERCY.
25. 25.CHAPTER XXI. THE NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS.
26. 26.CHAPTER XXII. LABORS IN THE WEST.
27. 27.CHAPTER XXIII. THE STANTON HOSPITAL.
28. 28.CHAPTER XXIV. SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH.
29. 29.CHAPTER XXV. SISTERS OF THE HOLY CROSS.
30. 30.CHAPTER XXVI. MOTHER ANGELA.
31. 31.CHAPTER XXVII. NON-CATHOLIC TRIBUTES.
32. 32.CHAPTER XXVIII. A LESSON IN CHARITY.
33. 33.APPENDIX. — I. AN INNOCENT VICTIM. — II. MEDALS FOR SISTERS. — III. HONORED BY THE QUEEN. — IV. VETERANS OF THE CRIMEAN WAR. — V. POOR SISTER ST. CLAIRE. — VI. LORD NAPIER’S TESTIMONY. — VII. VERY REV. JAMES FRANCIS BURLANDO, C. M. — VIII. MOTHER SETON. — IX. “THE SISTER OF CHARITY.” — X. SISTERS OF CHARITY. — XI. “THE ANGELS OF BUENA VISTA.” — XII. CATHERINE ELIZABETH McAULEY. — XIII. CLERICAL VETERANS. — XIV. CATHOLICS IN THE WAR. — XV. THE SANITARY COMMISSION. — XVI. “THE BLUE AND THE GRAY.” — XVII. A MIRACLE OF THE WAR. — XVIII. LINCOLN AT GETTYSBURG. — XIX. THE FAITH AND THE FLAG. — XX. A ROMANCE OF THE WAR.
34. 34.PUBLISHER’S NOTICE. — Archbishop Ryan’s Eloquent and Earnest Letter of Recommendation. — A Very Flattering Tribute from the Governor of Pennsylvania. — High Praise from the Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic. — Particularly Happy in Avoiding Sectional, Political or Religious Controversies. — Comment from the Official Organ of the Historical Society of Quebec, Canada. — Cordial Words from Right Rev. Edmond F. Prendergast, D. D., Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia. — General Miles, the Head of the Army, and the “Angels of the Battlefield.” — The work possesses “the Light and Interest Which Belongs to Incidents from Life.” — Record of Blameless Lives, “Strung Like Golden Beads on a Silver Thread.” — “Magnificent Contribution to the Best Literature of Our Day.” — “Supplies a Chapter Essential to the History of the War.” — “The Whole Book Clean and Written in an Easy, Practical Style.” — “Embodies the Work of Several Years of Research and Correspondence.” — “Will Take Its Place With Standard Histories of the War.” — “Vivid Pictures of Sisters Who Have Gone to Their Reward.” — The Data is “Presented in a Very Attractive and Pleasing Form.” — The Writer “Presents a Book With Not a Dull Page in it.” — “The Story of the Sisters Well Told in This Charming Book.” — “Illustrations in Perfect Taste from the Beginning to the End.” — “It Should Appeal Especially to Veterans of the War.” — Fills “A Gap in the Chronicle of the Gruesome Years of the War.” — The Effort “Was Well Worth Making, and the Task is Done Admirably.” — The Reader “Brought Face to Face With the Sterner Realities of War.” — All Will “Welcome This Delightful Volume With Its Sprightly Narrative.” — The “Clear, Crisp Newspaper English” One of Its Good Points.” — Illustrating “The Extent and the Superb Courage” of the Sisters. — “A Comprehensive Book That Makes History, and Valuable History.” — “The Twenty-Seven Chapters of the Volume Crowded With Stories.” — “A Fascinating Volume that Perpetuates the Memories of the Sisterhoods in the Civil War.” — “A Book Valuable as a Record and in its Literary Style.” — “The Descriptions of the More Important Engagements are Really Graphic.” — “It is Well to Let the World Know of Their Heroic Services.” — “Praiseworthy Attempt to Give Plain Facts Without Comment.” — “Fleeting Glimpses of Many of the Great Characters of the Time.” — Right Rev. I. F. Horstmann, D. D., Bishop of Cleveland. — An Indorsement from the Editor of a Well-Known Latin Journal. — Translation. — Pleasure Taken “in Complimenting the Author on His Splendid Production.” — “Recounts Many Incidents Which Will Be Read With the Deepest Interest.” — “This Comprehensive History of Mercy Reads Almost Like a Romance.” — “Tribute of Permanent Preservation Well Carried Out and Richly Deserved.” — “The Nobler Literature of the World Gains By This Work.” — Author of the Work has Succeeded in Compiling “a Fascinating Volume.” — “Performed His Task With Excellent Judgment and in a Broad Spirit.” — FOOTNOTES: — Transcriber’s Note:

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