Title: The two Catherines
Description: The true story of two Irish women named Catherine who brush with history on opposite sides in the American Civil War. One is the orphan at the centre of Kate Hewitt's heart-breaking love affair. The other is unjustly blamed for the death of the young son of Jefferson Davis. The two are long forgotten, but in restoring their voices we find not just two amazing stories but an intriguing mystery.
Subjects: Employees, History, Women, HISTORY, State & Local, General
Places: United States
People: Catherine Mary Hewitt, Catherine Dunn, John Fulton Reynolds (1820-1863), Jefferson Davis (1808-1889)
Time periods: Civil War, 1861-1865