Angels of the Battlefield


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"Angels of the Battlefield: A History of the Labors of the Catholic Sisterhoods in the Late Civil War" chronicles the compassionate services of these dedicated women during the bitter and bloody U.S. Civil War. These accounts also offer some important historical details, giving some important insights into the people and events of the war. This is the Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged. - Summary by Larry Wilson

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Author's Preface 6:30 Read by Larry Wilson
The Orders That Participated 6:08 Read by Larry Wilson
Archbishop Hughs and the Sisters 13:26 Read by John
In and around Richmond 11:23 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Harper's Ferry 14:57 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
St. Louis Military Hospital, Part 1 13:18 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
St. Louis Military Hospital, Part 2 14:58 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
In and around Washington 13:48 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Sister Anthony at Shiloh, Part 1 16:28 Read by Kristine Bekere
Sister Anthony at Shiloh, Part 2 14:06 Read by Kristine Bekere
Plymouth and Norfolk 12:20 Read by Indu Nair
Labors in Frecerick City 16:48 Read by Indu Nair
White House 15:57 Read by Indu Nair
Manassas and Antiem 15:57 Read by Michael Fassio
New Orleans 10:46 Read by Kathleen Moore
Southern Battlefields 11:33 Read by Kathleen Moore
Gettysburg 21:41 Read by Kathleen Moore
Satterlee Hospital, Part 1 19:58 Read by Beau Wood
Satterlee Hospital, Part 2 14:48 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Satterlee Hospital, Part 3 13:29 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Satterlee Hospital, Part 4 15:40 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
The Fall of Richmond 17:11 Read by Rita Boutros
Sisters of Charity of Nazareth 18:38 Read by Rita Boutros
More about Nazareth 19:24 Read by Rita Boutros
Sisters of Mt. St. Vincent 17:20 Read by Rita Boutros
The Sisters of Mercy 21:05 Read by Rita Boutros
The North Carolina Hospitals 20:01 Read by Rita Boutros
Labors in the West, Part 1 10:12 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Labors in the West, Part 2 13:02 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
The Stanton Hospital 18:39 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Sisters of St. Joseph 15:05 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Sisters of the Holy Cross 27:08 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Mother Angela, Part 1 14:57 Read by Rita Boutros
Mother Angela, Part 2 14:19 Read by Rita Boutros
Non-Catholic Tributes, Part 1 34:22 Read by Rita Boutros
Non-Catholic Tributes, Part 2 17:33 Read by Paul Thomas
A Lesson in Charity 15:50 Read by Paul Thomas
Appendix Part 1 An Innocent Victim 1:28 Read by Chuck Williamson
Appendix Part 2 Medals for Sisters 1:46 Read by Nemo
Appendix Part 3 Honored by the Queen 3:30 Read by Nemo
Appendix Part 4 Veterans of the Crimean War 1:56 Read by Nemo
Appendix Part 5 Poor Sister St. Claire 7:29 Read by Nemo
Appendix Part 6 Lord Napier's Testimony 13:49 Read by Chuck Williamson
Appendix Part 7 Very Rev. James Francis Burlando, C.M. 9:26 Read by Kristine Bekere
Appendix Part 8 Mother Seton 12:15 Read by John
Appendix Part 9 The Sister of Charity 4:58 Read by Larry Wilson
Appendix Part 10 Sisters of Charity 11:29 Read by Kristine Bekere
Appendix Part 11 The Angels of Buena Vista 6:12 Read by Larry Wilson
Appendix Part 12 Catherine Elizabeth McAuley 7:27 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Appendix Part 13 Clerical Veterans 6:30 Read by Kristine Bekere
Appendix Part 14 Catholics in the War 14:55 Read by John
Appendix Part 15 The Sanitary Commission 8:19 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Appendix Part 16 The Blue and the Gray 2:27 Read by Larry Wilson
Appendix Part 17 A Miracle of War 4:47 Read by Larry Wilson
Appendix Part 18 Lincoln at Gettysburg 3:11 Read by shelleturner
Appendix Part 19 The Faith and the Flag 16:55 Read by realisticspeakers
Appendix Part 20 A Romance of War 11:29 Read by realisticspeakers
Publisher's Notice, Part 1 13:02 Read by realisticspeakers
Publisher's Notice, Part 2 12:47 Read by realisticspeakers
Publisher's Notice, Part 3 11:05 Read by Larry Wilson