Marker Inscription
Before the Confederate recapture of Galveston on January 1, 1863, the nuns of this monastary declined an evacuation offer. During and after the battle the east wing was used as a hospital for treatment of wounded from both sides. Young Lieutenant Sidney Sherman, mortally wounded, died here in the arms of Mother St. Pierre Harrington. The Confederate medical director's report said , "all our exertions would have failed but for the noble conduct of the ladies of the Ursuline Convent." A Memorial to Texans Who Served the ConfederacyErected by the State of Texas, 1963
About this site
Ursuline Convent in the Civil War is a historical marker in Galveston, Galveston County, dedicated in 1963. It is one of 283 historical markers documented in Galveston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 373 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.2947, -94.7934 near Galveston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Site of Ursuline Convent and Academy (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Ursuline Nuns in Galveston, Kempner, Daniel Webster, House, and Ball Home.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507015462. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
