▁Island . ▁ ▁While ▁quite ▁young , ▁her ▁father ▁moved ▁to ▁Oxford , ▁Georgia , ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁Em ory ▁College , ▁where ▁her ▁early ▁education ▁was ▁begun . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁twelve ▁years , ▁she ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁school ▁in ▁Char l eston , ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁and ▁from ▁that ▁city ▁she ▁entered ▁the ▁Mad ison ▁Fem ale ▁College , ▁Mad ison , ▁Georgia , ▁from ▁which ▁institution ▁she ▁was ▁graduated ▁July ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 8 5 5 . ▁Im medi ately ▁after ▁receiving ▁her ▁di pl oma , ▁D annel ly ▁went ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁where ▁one ▁year ▁was ▁spent ▁in ▁studying ▁painting . ▁ ▁Career ▁During ▁D annel ly ' s ▁removal ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁her ▁father ▁had ▁moved ▁from ▁Sav ann ah ▁to ▁Mad ison . ▁In ▁Mad ison , ▁on ▁September ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁she ▁married ▁Dr . ▁Francis ▁O lin ▁D annel ly ▁( 1 8 2 3 - 1 8 8 0 ), ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Rev . ▁James ▁D annel ly , ▁Method ist ▁minister ▁of ▁South ▁Carolina . ▁Dr . ▁D annel ly ▁was , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁marriage , ▁a ▁sur geon ▁in ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁army , ▁station ed ▁in ▁Richmond , ▁Virginia . ▁Short ly ▁after , ▁he ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁Columbia , ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁where ▁they ▁continued ▁to ▁res ide ▁until ▁the ▁close ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War . ▁About ▁that ▁time ,