Angels of the Battlefield A History of the Labors of the Catholic Sisterhoods in the Late Civil War
CHAPTER I.
THE ORDERS THAT PARTICIPATED
One of the effects of the war. The productive force of the nation deprived by death, disease and disability of one million men. The task of caring for the sick and wounded. Four notable orders--The Sisters of Charity, Sisters of Mercy, Sisters of St. Joseph and Sisters of the Holy Cross. Their history and the discipline, experience and self-sacrifice brought to bear upon their work during the war. 19