Civil War Stain Glass Window

Description

Back of postcard reads: “Stained-glass window depicting the sisters of Charity from Mother Seton’s Community in Emmitsburg, Maryland. The Sisters cared for the wounded and dying soldiers of both armies in this church and on the battlefield following the Battle of Gettysburg. This Church became a hospital where the wounded lay in the aisles and sanctuary, on the pews beneath them…” The stained glass window is located in St. Francis Xavier Church in Gettysburg, PA.