Balm of Hope

An inspiring publication by Sister Betty Ann McNeil, D.C., Balm of Hope: Charity Afire Impels Daughters of Charity Civil War Nursing features stories from Daughters of Charity who served in the Civil War as nurses.

Sister Betty Ann McNeil’s discovery of 500 pages of handwritten memoirs by Daughters of Charity Civil War nurses led her into a multi-year project to transcribe, annotate, index and publish Balm of Hope. This compendium includes:

1. Notes of the Sisters’ services in military hospitals
2. Civil War recollections and accounts
3. Correspondence

This intriguing text invites readers to listen to courageous women reminisce in their own words about nursing amid the ravages of war.