Church-Hospital
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N 37° 16.324 W 085° 53.461
16S E 598321 N 4125630
Church served as hospital during Civil War.
Waymark Code: WM918
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 03/15/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
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Munfordville Presbyterian Church, founded, 1829. In Sept., 1862, during siege of Munfordville, the Union Army commandeered this church for use as a hospital with nurses' quarters in a house at left. Those who died in battle or of wounds, removed to Nashville; 359 who died from other causes, buried in scattered and unmarked graves. CSA casualties buried on field.
Marker Name: Church-Hospital

Marker Location: City

Type of Marker: Building

Marker Number (for official markers): 879

Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society Kentucky Department of Highways
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