Treatment of the Wounded - Hagerstown, MD
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 38.634 W 077° 43.467
18S E 266221 N 4391782
The Rochester House stood on this site until its demolition in the mid-1950s. During the Civil War, it was the home of Mrs. Frances Howell Kennedy, widow of Dr. Howard Kennedy.
Waymark Code: WM1291H
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 04/02/2020
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Treatment of the Wounded-The Rochester House stood on this site until its demolition in the mid-1950s. During the Civil War, it was the home of Mrs. Frances Howell Kennedy, widow of Dr. Howard Kennedy. From the beginning of the War, Mrs. Kennedy provided food and comfort to all wounded soldiers in local hospitals. She also opened her home to the care of many Federal soldiers, including Captain Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. of the 20th Massachusetts Infantry, who went on to become an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Holmes was wounded at the Battle of Antietam.
Type of site: Historic Home
Address:
intersection of West Washington Street (U.S. 40) and South Prospect Street
Hagerstown, MD USA
21740
Admission Charged: No Charge
Website: [Web Link]
Phone Number: Not listed
Driving Directions: Not listed
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