CONFLICT AND COMPASSION: The Civil War, Sisters of Charity, and New York’s Catholics
A City At War: New York Catholics and the American Civil War, 1860-1865 Monday March 24, 4 pm President’s Reception Room Presenters: Sr. Mary McCormick, SC, Dr. Daniel Opler President Charles L. Flynn, (moderator)
Courtesy of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati
Whether as soldiers or participants in the anti-war draft riots, the Irish immigrants of New York played major roles in the Civil War. The Sisters of Charity worked to make sure that the war did as little harm as possible, whether through their work as nurses, by mitigating the effects of the draft riots, or by working to help the children left behind during the war. This discussion will explore how these two groups of Catholics experienced the Civil War.
Charity on the Battlefield: Sketches in Story and Song Monday, March 31, 5:15pm President’s Reception Room A presentation in drama and music of little-known stories of Sisters of Charity who nursed our nation's 'wounded warriors' in the Civil War.
Medicine in the Civil War Era Thursday, April 3, 4pm Science Hall 101 (location change) Presenter: Dr. Robert G. Slawson, MD, FACR
Charity Afire Civil War exhibit, The National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
Robert G. Slawson, MD, FACR, is a retired physician who specializes in medicine of the Civil War. He is the author of the book Prologue to Change: African Americans in Medicine in the Civil War Era.
www.mountsaintvincent.edu/conflictandcompassion
Sponsored by the College of Mount Saint Vincent and the Sisters of Charity of New York Co-sponsored by the Department of History, Division of Natural Sciences, Campus Ministry, Campus Events, Alumnae/i Relations, CMSV Student Government, Women’s Studies Club, Mount MDs Student Club, & Student Nurses Association, CMSV Players, and the Mount Chorus.