War Diaries (February 23) (nonfiction)

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War Diary quotations for February 23.

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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.

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.

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