. Angels of the battlefield : a history of the labors of the Catholic sisterhoods in the late civil war . Spalding, nowSuperior of the Sacred Heart Convent, in Chicago; thefirst wife of Jefferson Davis; Mary Eliza, daughter ofJames Breckinridge, of Kentucky; Mary Gwendoline Cald-well, the original benefactress of the Washington Univer-sity; the wife of United States Senator Vance, of NortlrCarolina; the four nieces of Jefferson Davis, all converts;Mary Anderson, whose professional career is as much amatter of pride to the good Sisters as her private virtues,and Miss Taney, the author of the St
. Angels of the battlefield : a history of the labors of the Catholic sisterhoods in the late civil war . Spalding, nowSuperior of the Sacred Heart Convent, in Chicago; thefirst wife of Jefferson Davis; Mary Eliza, daughter ofJames Breckinridge, of Kentucky; Mary Gwendoline Cald-well, the original benefactress of the Washington Univer-sity; the wife of United States Senator Vance, of NortlrCarolina; the four nieces of Jefferson Davis, all converts;Mary Anderson, whose professional career is as much amatter of pride to the good Sisters as her private virtues,and Miss Taney, the author of the State poem, ThePioneer Women of Kentucky, written for the WorldsFair^ Such is the institution that furnished so manynurses for the camps and the hospitals. CHAPTER XIX. SISTERS OF MT. ST. VINCENT. A joint request from the Mayor of Cincinnati and the Archbishop of theDiocese promptly answered. Appalling sights witnessed by the men seated on their own coffins prepare for execution. GeneralRosecrans and his kindness to the Sisters. The Governor of Indianacalls for nurses. Labors in The work done by the Sisters of Charity of MountSt. Vincent during the war was of a high order. The firstof the Sisters to enter the service as nurses were Sisters Anthony and Sophia. Bothwere sent to Camp Dennison,Cincinnati, O., on the 1st ofMay, 1861. On the eveningbefore that date a peculiarholy calm was upon the beauti-ful convent, which is locatedon a hill top, just within the limits of Cincinnati. Thestructure, surrounded by cedar trees and well-cultivatedgrounds, had in it the appearance of nobility, religion,peace and charity. The golden rays of the setting sunglanced, then darkened as the Sisters were enjoying theirevening walk. A messenger suddenly called for theSuperior. The Mother leaves her religious family to at-tend to business. Only a few minutes elapse when she (202) SISTERS OF MT. ST. VINCENT. 203 returns to inform her Sisters that his honor, the Mayor ofCincinn
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