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=== Mother Mary Cecilia Bailly: February 23, 1865 === | |||
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Charlie Carney, a young man that has been in our service several years, goes off on the night train to escape the draft. Poor boy, where does he go[?] I do not know. | |||
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In the Sisters of Providence Archives there is a bound transcription of the diary of General Superior Mother [[Mary Cecilia Bailly (nonfiction)|Mary Cecilia Bailly]]. She served as general superior after the death of Mother Theodore Guerin in 1856 until 1868, covering the turbulent years of the Civil War, 1861-1865. The diary consists of entries about the day-to-day activities of Mother Mary Cecilia, the Congregation and local and national happenings. Some entries are very short — one sentence — while others are more detailed. | |||
* [https://spsmw.org/2012/05/09/civil-war-diary-entries/ Civil War diary entries] by Connie McCammon @ swsmw.org (May 9, 2012) | |||
=== Dorothy Pugh: February 23, 1943 === | === Dorothy Pugh: February 23, 1943 === | ||
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* [[Mary Cecilia Bailly (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[Winston Churchill (nonfiction)]] | * [[Winston Churchill (nonfiction)]] | ||
* [[Dorothy Pugh (nonfiction)]] | * [[Dorothy Pugh (nonfiction)]] | ||
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* [https://spsmw.org/2012/05/09/civil-war-diary-entries/ Civil War diary entries] by Connie McCammon @ swsmw.org (May 9, 2012) | |||
* [https://blog.churchillbookcollector.com/uncategorized/a-unique-wwii-archive-from-churchills-nurse-2/ A unique WWII archive from Churchill’s nurse] @ churchillbookcollector.com | * [https://blog.churchillbookcollector.com/uncategorized/a-unique-wwii-archive-from-churchills-nurse-2/ A unique WWII archive from Churchill’s nurse] @ churchillbookcollector.com | ||
[[Category:Nonfiction (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Nonfiction (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:War Diaries (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:War Diaries (nonfiction)]] | ||
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War Diary quotations for February 23.
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Diaries
Mother Mary Cecilia Bailly: February 23, 1865
Charlie Carney, a young man that has been in our service several years, goes off on the night train to escape the draft. Poor boy, where does he go[?] I do not know.
In the Sisters of Providence Archives there is a bound transcription of the diary of General Superior Mother Mary Cecilia Bailly. She served as general superior after the death of Mother Theodore Guerin in 1856 until 1868, covering the turbulent years of the Civil War, 1861-1865. The diary consists of entries about the day-to-day activities of Mother Mary Cecilia, the Congregation and local and national happenings. Some entries are very short — one sentence — while others are more detailed.
- Civil War diary entries by Connie McCammon @ swsmw.org (May 9, 2012)
Dorothy Pugh: February 23, 1943
Bed bathed P.M… Mrs C as an audience – not a very pleasant job – still all was well. P.M. very sweet.
Dorothy Pugh (1919-2014) was Winston Churchill’s wartime nurse. Pugh kept a diary; it is signed by Churchill.
- A unique WWII archive from Churchill’s nurse @ churchillbookcollector.com
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- Mary Cecilia Bailly (nonfiction)
- Winston Churchill (nonfiction)
- Dorothy Pugh (nonfiction)
- War (nonfiction)
- War Diaries (nonfiction)
External links
- Civil War diary entries by Connie McCammon @ swsmw.org (May 9, 2012)
- A unique WWII archive from Churchill’s nurse @ churchillbookcollector.com