Nuns Memorial, Conn. & R.I. Ave., [Washington, D.C.

ID: 3236 ~ Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA ~ Date: between 1916 and 1917

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Photograph shows the "Nuns of the Battlefield" memorial honoring Catholic nuns who served as nurses during the Civil War, located at Rhode Island Avenue and M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

This file appears in: Nuns of the Battlefield Monument: This monument honors the women of religious orders who nursed the sick and wounded in the Civil War.

Nuns of the Battlefield Monument: This monument honors the women of religious orders who nursed the sick and wounded in the Civil War.

By The DC Historic Sites team

The Nuns of the Battlefield Monument, honoring the nuns who tended wounded and sick soldiers during the Civil War, features a large bronze relief panel that depicts the life-sized figures of twelve…