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Nuns of the Battlefield

1924 sculpturesAmerican Roman Catholic religious sisters and nunsBronze sculptures in Washington, D.C.Civil War Monuments in Washington, D.C.Historic district contributing properties in Washington, D.C.
Irish-American culture in Washington, D.C.Irish artMonuments and memorials to womenNRHP infobox with nocatNursing monuments and memorialsSculptures of women in Washington, D.C.Women in the American Civil War
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Nuns of the Battlefield is a public artwork made in 1924 by Irish artist Jerome Connor, located at the intersection of Rhode Island Avenue NW, M Street, and Connecticut Avenue NW, in Washington, D.C., United States. A tribute to the more than 600 nuns who nursed soldiers of both armies during the American Civil War, it is one of two monuments in the District that mark women's roles in the conflict. It is a contributing monument to the Civil War Monuments in Washington, D.C., listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1993, it was surveyed for the Smithsonian Institution's Save Outdoor Sculpture! program.

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M Street Northwest, Washington

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