Civil War Hospital Site Marker

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Near Keedysville in Washington County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Civil War Hospital Site
Samuel Pry Mill

Civil War Hospital Site Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Craig Swain, September 17, 2007

1. Civil War Hospital Site Marker

Inscription. Civil War Hospital Site
Samuel Pry Mill
Was used as a hospital during
The Maryland Campaign 1862
Private Property

courtesy of S.H.A.F.

Erected by Save Historic Antietam Foundation.

Location. 39° 29.103′ N, 77° 42.823′ W. Marker is near Keedysville, Maryland, in Washington County. Marker is on Keedysville Road 0.5 miles west of Shepherdstown Pike (Maryland Route 34), on the right when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Keedysville MD 21756, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Pry Mill (here, next to this marker); Hitt-Cost House (within shouting distance of this marker); Hitt Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pry’s Mill Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hess’s Mill Bridge (approx. 0.7 miles away); Second Army Corps (approx. 0.7 miles away); Keedysville (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Civil War Hospital Site (approx. 1 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Keedysville.

Also see . . .
1. Save Historic Antietam Foundation. (Submitted on October 28, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
2. Antietam Field Hospital. The "Smith Barn" also near Keedysville was used as a hospital. This wartime photograph illustrates the rather austere conditions seen in many of the field hospitals, compared to modern emergency facilities and response teams. (Submitted on October 28, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Pry Mill Markers in Front of the Mill House Photo, Click for full size

By Craig Swain, September 17, 2007

2. Pry Mill Markers in Front of the Mill House

3. The Pry House Museum. Not to be confused with the mill, the Pry House was also used as a hospital (as well as General McClellan's headquarters). The house is open seasonally with exhibits related to Civil War medicine. (Submitted on October 28, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)