CIVIL WAR BATTLE of VICKSBURG WOUNDED UNION SOLDIER withRSM NUN CDV 1864 CDV PHOTO

  

CIVIL WAR BATTLE of VICKSBURG WOUNDED UNION SOLDIER w/ NUN CDV 1864 CDV PHOTO. General Grant, while inspecting a tent hospital during the Battle of Vicksburg. Lifted the flap of a tent and found a.

Sisters of Mercy nun reading to a wounded soldier. So impressed was Lincoln that he had the White House artist, Florence Meyer, make a painting of the scene. This is a CDV photo of the original painting. The original painting supposedly hung in the Capitol Building before disappearing long ago. Before she could do so, however, this photographic image was made.

This Religious Sisters of Mercy. Catholic nun (RSM) reading to a wounded soldier CDV photo. Was carried by soldiers during the Civil War for comfort. Catholic nuns were praised for their assistance to all soldiers, regardless of their allegiance or religion.

Could only serve as unpaid volunteers assisting the surgeons of both armies and were praised for their fortitude and discipline. PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO'S IMPRINT ON THE REVERSE. MOUNT DIMENSIONS: 2 7/16" × 3 15/16". SHARP FOCUS WITH VERY FINE CONTRAST.

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