Nuns of the Battlefield
This Civil War Nurses Memorial in Washington D.C. was raised by Ellen Ryan Jolly and designed by Irish artist Jerome Connor to honor the nuns who looked after soldiers on both sides of the American Civil War. The memorial consists of a granite base and a bas relief atop. Titled "Nuns of the Battlefield", the relief represents 12 nuns arranged in different postures and involved in acts of care.
Monument type:
Bas-relief
Artist:
Jerome Connor
Dedication Date:
9/20/1924
Address:
United States
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Conception Date:
the 1900s
Opening Date:
7/28/1924
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Funded by:
A committee led by Ellen Jolly
Run by:
Indigenous Land
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