The Irish standard., 1915-08-07

by the Corporation of that City toY
find out how their fellow citizens
were being treated. He was around
at all times and in all places. Later
on he explained the reasons for his
actions, stating that he had kept an
inquisitive eye on things in general,
meals, etc., and expressed himself as
being thoroughly satisfied, much to
the satisfaction of the Sisters.
In April 1868, word came for the
return of the Sisters to New York.
Two reasons necessitated this, one
being that the Hospital no longer
needed their care, many patients hav-
ing recovered, others having died from
the effects of wounds received in bat
tie. Then, too General Foster had
been removed to Tallahassee, Fla, a
place where a Military Hospital was
much needed. 1t was with regret
that the Sisters left the Hospital, SO
endeared to them by the works of
their vocation. The final adieu was
made to the little Convent of the I'm
maculate Conception, and the Sisters
sailed for home on May 10, 1868.
One of their number still lives,
Sister M. Ignatius Grant, who has
labored in the Community all, these
years. A classified list of all those
who served is matter of record.
The Sisters of Mercy of Chicago
not only nursed the sick soldiers at
Jefferson City, but also on the floating
hospitals known as Empress, and
on the "Sioux City" which was almost
riddled with bullets and had to put
back to Jefferson. Here the city hos
pital crowded with disabled soldiers,
was placed under the care Of the Sis
ters of Mercy. They found the sick
and dying suffering for the actual
necessaries of life, without any means
of redress. The Sisters had to appeal
to the Irish born Rev. Mother Francis
Monholland, who sent them supplies
and provisions, delicacies and cloth
ing from Chicago.
Genreal Fremont happening to
come to Jefferson called at the hos
pital. Hearing of the distressing cir
cumstances from the Sisters he prom
Used to attend to it, and he did so
as soon as possible.
OF all those who served, only one
(Sister Mary Elzear McGratton) is
still living. She has been great in
valid for many years, unable to help
herself in any way. The Sisters were
accompanied to the seat Of war by
the Superior-Rev. Mother Francis
Monholland, who is buried in Daven-
port, Iowa.
OF the Sisters of Mercy of Balti-
more, who served in the Military Hos
pital, during the Civil War, the fol-
lowing vetarans are still living
Sister Mary Stanislaus Mathews, Sis
ter Mary Cephas Flynn, Sister Bern
ard O'Kane. These Sisters, of whom
there were a large number, served
the blue and the gray, the Catholic
and Protestant alike, and with the
exception of those mentioned, now
rest beneath white cross.
The names of few of the Sisters of
Mercy from st. Mary's Convent, ST.
Mercy, Pittsburg, Pa, who served dur.
ing the Civil War have been obtained
and their work was performed at the
Stanton Hospital, Washington, D. C..
and the West Pennsylvania Hospital
Pittsburg, Pa.
A long list is in existence of the
Sisters of the Holy Cross who were
engaged as nurses for the Union
soldiers in the Military and Naval
hospitals at Paducah, KY, Mount City
ILL.,, Cairo, ILL.,, Louisville and Mem
phis, Tenn, st. Louis, Mo-, and Wash
ington, D. C.-the following Of whom
are still living: Sister M. Lydia. Sis
ter M. Fernidand, Sister M. Paula
Sister NJ. Catherine, Sister M. Vic
toria, Sister M. De Sales, Sister M
Matilda, Sister M. Helen, and Sister
M. Passion. OF those who lie II
rHoly Cross Cemetary, perhaps thu
best known is Mother M. Angela (Elizs
Gillespie)-first cousin of James G
EBlaine, at one time candidate for tn.
PRESIDENCY Of the United States.
! There is only a partial list of tn
many Sisters of Charity of Nazareth
Kentucky, who nursed soldiers DURING
; the Civil War, but of this band tw'
| Sisters died in the service of tn
sick and wounded soldiers, and man!
others suffered from the results o
, labors and exposures.
OF the Sisters of Saint Joseph, o
, Mount st. Joseph's Chestnut Hill
, Philadelphia, who tended the soldier
, during the Civil War at Camp Curtii
: and the Church Hospital, Harrisburg
, Pa, and after the battle of Yorh
, town, Va, the following are still liv
!. ing: Sister Mary Laurentia, Siste
: Mary Camillus, Sister Anselm and Sis
ter Mt. Carmel.
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