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Catholic Sisters Tend Sick in 1861 War Front
First hand account by Sister Matilda Corkery details Daughters of Charity service in Harper’s Ferry Frederick City and Winchester during June 1861. The Sisters faced heat storms explosions and long separations while ministering to Northern and Southern troops under medical direction.
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Daughters of Charity
St. Joseph's Central House
Daughters of Charity of
St. Vincent de Paul
Matilda Corkery
Harper's Ferry
St. Joseph's
Emmitsburg
Frederick City
Sisters of Charity
Holy Land
Maryland Heights
Potomac River
Richmond
Virginia
Potomac
Boundary Line
Military Hotel
Father Costello
Harper’s Ferry
Shenandoah Rivers
Heights
Bolivar Heights
Winchester
Harper's
Charity
St. Vincent
Matilda
Maryland