St. Elizabeths in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

St. Elizabeths Hospital Civil War Cemetery

April 2, 2019

1. St. Elizabeths Hospital Civil War Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Founded during the Civil War for wounded soldiers that died on the St. Elizabeths Campus during and after the Civil War. This small cemetery houses the remains of some 300 Civil War dead, both Confederate and Union, Black and White. When the foliage of the local forest subsides in winter, the cemetery is visible from a considerable distance, since the white headstones are placed in the form of a cross.

Erected 1992 by U.S. Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services.

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

Location. 38° 51.297′ N, 77° 0.202′ W. Marker is in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in St. Elizabeths. Marker can be reached from Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast south of Pomeroy Road Southeast, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2701 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue Southeast, Washington DC 20032, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. St. Elizabeths Hospital (approx. 0.4 miles away); Giesboro Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); History of St. Elizabeths Hospital (approx. 0.4 miles away);

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Redevelopment of St. Elizabeths (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Curative Powers of Nature (approx. 0.4 miles away); T-28 Trojan (approx. half a mile away); Grandpapa's Farm (approx. half a mile away); Hillsdale (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southeast Washington.

April 2, 2019

2. St. Elizabeths Hospital Civil War Cemetery Marker

Marker is on the cemetery's boundary wall on the grounds of St. Elizabeths.

St. Elizabeths Hospital Civil War Cemetery image. Click for full size.

April 2, 2019

3. St. Elizabeths Hospital Civil War Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2019. This page has been viewed 238 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 2, 2019.