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Sunday, May 21, 2017 from 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
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American Catholic Historical Society

263 South Fourth Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106

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Nicholas Rademacher, Ph.D.
American Catholic Historical Society
info@amchs.org

Spotlight on Local History: Civil War Diary of Rev. James Sheeran, C.Ss.R

In this talk, Patrick J. Hayes will discuss the life, chaplaincy, travels, and imprisonment of Rev. James Sheeran, C.Ss.R. (1817-1881). Irish-born Sheeran was chaplain to the 14th Louisiana Regiment of the Confederacy. He was one of only a few dozen Catholic chaplains commissioned for the Confederacy and one of only two who kept a journal.

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