Jeffersonville in Clark County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Civil War Hospital

Photographed By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 28, 2011

1. Civil War Hospital Marker

Inscription. Site of Jefferson General Hospital, the third largest hospital in the United States during the Civil War. Under Dr. Middleton Goldsmith's command it served over 16, 000 patients.

Erected 1962 by Indiana Civil War Centennial Commission. (Marker Number 10.1962.1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Indiana Historical Bureau Markers series list.

Location. 38° 16.943′ N, 85° 43.237′ W. Marker is in Jeffersonville, Indiana, in Clark County. Marker is on East Park Place east of Crestview Court, on the right when traveling east. Located on the North/East lawn of the "Clark #40 Masonic Lodge" in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 303 East Park Place, Jeffersonville IN 47130, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Clark County All Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); Water Filtration Experiments (approx. one mile away in Kentucky); Water Works Pumping Station (approx. 1.1 miles away in Kentucky); Louisville Water Works (approx. 1.1 miles away in Kentucky); Quartermaster's Quad

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(approx. 1.1 miles away); Wall Street United Methodist Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); Thomas Jefferson (approx. 1.3 miles away); Timeline of Liberty (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jeffersonville.

Obverse View - - Civil War Hospital Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 28, 2011

2. Obverse View - - Civil War Hospital Marker

Wide View - - Civil War Hospital Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 28, 2011

3. Wide View - - Civil War Hospital Marker

The site is now owned and occupied by the "Clark #40 Masonic Lodge" of Jeffersonville, Indiana.

"Clark #40 Masonic Lodge" - - Jeffersonville, Indiana image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 28, 2011

4. "Clark #40 Masonic Lodge" - - Jeffersonville, Indiana

Sign - - "Clark #40 Masonic Lodge" image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 28, 2011

5. Sign - - "Clark #40 Masonic Lodge"

Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 1,412 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 30, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.