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United States Military Hospital

Mound City, IL , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 37° 5' 6.18", -89° 9' 46.860012"
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The southern portion of the brick building at the Ohio levee, 150 yards east of here, was part of a large warehouse which was converted into a Military Hospital in 1861 and staffed during the Civil War by the Sisters of the Holy Cross. Following the Battle of Shiloh 2200 Union and Confederate wounded were patients here.

Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00
 
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