Category Archives: Gettysburg

Images of Satterlee Military Hospital, Philadelphia

Two more sites where Sisters served. Top: sketch of General Hospital in Richmond. Bottom: Patient ledger from St. Mary’s Hospital Rochester, NY

Images of other hospitals where Daughters of Charity served during the Civil War: Gratiot St. Prison in St. Louis, Charity Hospital in New Orleans, and St. Mary’s Hospital in Detroit.

Manuscripts showing the history of Satterlee Military Hospital and the journey to
Gettysburg.

Manuscripts of Sr. Matilda Coskery’s Advices Concerning the Care of the Sick

A horse-drawn omnibus similar to this one transported the Sisters to Gettysburg.

Denise Gallo reads the “voice” of Sister Matilda Coskery

Carole Prietto leads an exhibit tour for Sisters and visitors

Left: Pictures of Sisters. Right: Pictures of generals who spent time in Emmitsburg prior to going to Gettysburg: Schurz, Howard, DeTrobriand, Sickles

Images of Kate Hewitt and Major General John Reynolds

Scenes along the road to Gettysburg, 1863 and 2013. In the middle are original manuscripts which describe the journey made by the Sisters.

Civil War weaponry – bayonets, an unexploded shell, round ball, and minie ball. In the center, photo of a soldier with an amputated limb