Field Hospital-St. Paul's Lutheran Church - Burkittsville MD
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe
N 39° 23.604 W 077° 37.740
18S E 273600 N 4363731
St. Paul's Lutheran Church and Resurrection Reformed Church were used as field hospitals during the U.S. Civil War after the battle at Crampton's Gap. These two churches are included in the Burkittsville Historic District.
Waymark Code: WM15AQK
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 11/24/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form Page 11:

The cluster formed by the Resurrection Reformed Church and St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and School is a typical geographical grouping of such structures at the heart of the town.

A number of Union and Confederate dead were buried in Union Cemetery when the churches were used as hospitals in 1862.
Address:
5 East Main Street, Burkittsville MD 21718

Name of War: U. S. Civil War

Type of Documentation: Web Page/Historical Documentation
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