United States Military Hospital - Illinois Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

Marker Erected by: The Illinois State Historical Society.

Marker Text:

United States Military Hospital
The southern portion of the brick building at the Ohio Levee 150 yards east of here, was part of a large warehouse which was converted into a military hospital in 1861 and staffed during the Civil War by the Sisters of the Holy Cross. Following the Battle of Shiloh 2200 Union and Confederate wounded were patients here.

County: Pulaski. Historical Society: The Illinois State Historical Society Dedication Date: 1961. Location: Main St. (IL-37) & Central Ave., Mound City. Website: Not listed

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