Civil War Field Hospital - Richmond, KY
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Don.Morfe
N 37° 40.422 W 084° 15.223
16S E 742204 N 4173161
Built in 1852, this building was adjacent to location of the Battle of Richmond, Aug. 29-30, 1862, and became field hospital for Gen. Wm. Nelson's 1st and 2nd brigades, USA.
Waymark Code: WM128G1
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 03/28/2020
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Built in 1852, this building was adjacent to location of the Battle of Richmond, Aug. 29-30, 1862, and became field hospital for Gen. Wm. Nelson's 1st and 2nd brigades, USA. Mortality was high, and about forty Union soldiers were buried in mass grave near church. Reinterred in Camp Nelson National Cem., 1868. After war, building again served as Mt. Zion Christian Church. Over.
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On Aug. 30, 1862, this building was struck by fire from Captain John T. Humphrey's Arkansas Artillery Battery, with Churchill's (3rd) Division of E. Kirby Smith's Provisional Army of Ky., CSA. Scar is still visible on south wall. Battle of Richmond brought a Confederate victory. After Battle of Perryville in October, Confederates retired from state.
Location: Marker is on Kingston Highway (U.S. 421 at milepost 12), 0.8 miles south of Berea Road (U.S. 25), Richmond KY 40475
Marker Name: Civil War Field Hospital
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Battle (war)
Marker Number (for official markers): 1825
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
1988 by Kentucky Historical Society / Kentucky Department of Highways.
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