History Reclaimed: Sister Betty Ann McNeil, D.C., tells the hidden story of the Daughters of Charity during the Civil War

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Abstract

This article excerpts from Sr. Betty Ann McNeil, D.C.'s “Balm of Hope: Charity Afire Impels Daughters of Charity to Civil War Nursing,” based on her finds while serving as the archivist for the Daughters of Charity, Province of Emmitsburg, Md. The collection is valuable for it gives names which have been suppressed in later transcriptions.

Recommended Citation

(2016) "History Reclaimed: Sister Betty Ann McNeil, D.C., tells the hidden story of the Daughters of Charity during the Civil War," DePaul Magazine: Vol. 1: Iss. 412018, Article 6.
Available at: https://via.library.depaul.edu/depaul-magazine/vol1/iss412018/6