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 The Confederate Hospital Posted by:  vhasler
N 38° 45.293 W 078° 38.024
17S E 705617 N 4292235
500 patient hospital built at the start of the US Civil War
Waymark Code: WMDQQ4
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 02/15/2012
Views: 8
Inscription:
The Confederate hospital was built here under the direction of Dr. Andrew Russell Meem, by order of the Confederate Medical Department in Sept. 1861. The hospital consisted of three two-story buildings, each 150 feet long, accommodating 500 patients. At the end of the war, the 192nd Ohio Volunteer Militia tore down the hospital and used the lumber to construct a large military installation that included a courthouse, guardhouse, gallows, and ballroom on Rude’s Hill, three miles south of Mount Jackson. Federal ocupation forces used these structures throughout the Reconstruction period. The cemetery, which was established directly across the Valley Pike in 1861, was dedicated in 1866.
Located in Mt. Jackson on the east side of Highway US-11. Pull off into gas staton or local business parking area.
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Marker Number: A-66
Marker Title: The Confederate Hospital
Marker Location: Along Highway US11 in Mt. Jackson
County or Independent City: Shenandoah County
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources, 1998
Web Site: Not listed
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