CHAPTER XXXI: THE SISTERS OF MERCY, NEW YORK

The Sisters of the Houston Street Convent in the hospitals -- Their services in New Berne -- Sufferings of the patients before the arrival of the Sisters -- Strong religious prejudices against them at first -- The Sisters after landing -- Strange surmises as to who and what they were -- Soon changed -- Touching instances of love and confidence -- The grief of the patients and Negroes at the departure of the Sisters.