1863 | The Nun and the General Who Saved a School | Louisiana History

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Louisiana History Nun Nathaniel Banks Civil War Nuns Catholic School Grand Coteau Union General Opelousas

A Union General and a Sacred Heart Reverend Mother teamed up to protect the Academy of the Sacred Heart in Grand Coteau during the Civil War. This Louisiana History Minute tells the story of their unique relation and how the Academy was spared.

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Reading List
-Pretense of Glory: The Life of General Nathaniel P. Banks by James G. Hollandsworth
https://amzn.to/3MkpkwQ

- The Academy of the Sacred Heart at Grand Coteau: 200 Years and Counting by Darlene Smith
https://amzn.to/3l649mb

- St. Mary The Banner Tribune
https://www.banner-tribune.com/state-...

- Acadian House Publishing
https://www.acadianhouse.com/2022/05/...

- Battlefields.org - Academy of Sacred Heart
https://www.battlefields.org/visit/he...

-Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association - President Lincoln, The General and the Nuns
https://www.tpcba.com/2020/02/26/pres...

-Academy of Sacred Heart website
https://www.ashrosary.org/

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Photo Credits: Louisiana Digital Library, US Library of Congress, US National Archives
Music by bensound.com - Birth of a Hero

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Louisiana History Minute | Grand Coteau | Civil War

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