Monument for Soldiers that Died - Gordonsville, VA - American Civil War Monuments and Memorials on Waymarking.com

This monument is a small brass plaque attached to a granite monument. Behind the monument are a couple of flag poles. The monumnet is located at the Exchange Hotel in Gordsonville, VA. The monumnet text is:

IN MEMORY OF
THE SOLDIERS, BOTH CONFEDERATE
AND UNION, WHO DIED HERE
AT THE EXCHANGE HOTEL.
USED DURING THE CIVIL WAR AS THE
GENERAL RECEIVING HOSPITAL.
GORDONSVILLE, VA
1861-1865


Gordonsville, VA is located at the crossing of two railroads and became an important transportation center for the Confederacy. The hospital treated approximately 70,000 wounded soldiers. Over 700 died at the hospital and were buried near the hosptial. Those dead were later moved to Maplewood Cemetery in Gordonsville.

Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Exchange Hotel Civil War Museum Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Other or General Civil War Rating (1-5): Related Website: [Web Link] Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes Date Installed or Dedicated: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   07/19/2023 Don.Morfe visited it