Downtown Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Civil War Hospital

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 8, 2018

1. Civil War Hospital Marker

Inscription. The Woolen Building was built with bricks made on-site in the 1840s. Federal troops later used its basement as a hospital during the Civil War. It is the oldest commercial building in Memphis.

Erected 2003 by Center City Commission. (Marker Number 2.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, US Civil.

Location. 35° 8.615′ N, 90° 3.318′ W. Marker is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It is in Downtown Memphis. It is on Union Avenue west of South Front Avenue. Located in front of the Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 47 Union Avenue, Memphis TN 38103, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Upper South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the

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territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Promenade (within shouting distance of this marker); Cotton Exchange Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Cobblestones (within shouting distance of this marker); John Grisham (within shouting distance of this marker); First "Talkies" (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Opera House Fire (about 400 feet away); Farnsworth Building (about 500 feet away); The Shrine Building (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Memphis.

Plaque can be seen in the sidewalk under the Visitors Bureau sign. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 8, 2018

2. Plaque can be seen in the sidewalk under the Visitors Bureau sign.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,094 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 22, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.