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Balm of hope : charity afire impels Daughters of Charity to Civil War nursing

"Stories from Daughters of Charity who served in the Civil War as nurses are compiled and shared ... Sister McNeil's discovery of 500 pages of handwritten memoirs by Daughters of Charity Civil War nurses led her into a multi-year project to transcribe, annotate, index and publish Balm of Hope. This compendium includes: 1. Notes of the Sisters' services in military hospitals 2. Civil War recollections and accounts 3. Correspondence The text invites readers to listen to courageous women reminisce in their own words about nursing amid the ravages of war."-- Daughters of Charity Province of St. Louise website

Print Book, English, 2015
DePaul University Vincentian Studies Institute, Chicago, Illinois, 2015