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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. 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.
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)
* [https://spsmw.org/2012/05/09/civil-war-diary-entries/ Civil War diary entries] by Connie McCammon @ swsmw.org (May 9, 2012)
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== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==


* [[Mary Cecilia Bailly (nonfiction)|Mary Cecilia Bailly]]
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* [[War Diaries (nonfiction)]]

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War Diary quotations for November 22

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Mother Mary Cecilia Bailly: November 22, 1862

Saturday. Feast of St. Cecilia, but it is not celebrated this year; the state of the country is such that we should not make merry.

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.

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