Mount Jackson in Shenandoah County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

The Confederate Hospital

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 25, 2006

1. The Confederate Hospital Marker

Inscription. The Confederate hospital was built here under the direction of Dr. Andrew Russell Meem, by order of the Confederate Medical Department in Sept. 1861. The hospital consisted of three two-story buildings, each 150 feet long, accommodating 500 patients. At the end of the war, the 192nd Ohio Volunteer Militia tore down the hospital and used the lumber to construct a large military installation that included a courthouse, guardhouse, gallows, and ballroom on Rude’s Hill, three miles south of Mount Jackson. Federal occupation forces used these structures throughout the Reconstruction period. The cemetery, which was established directly across the Valley Pike in 1861, was dedicated in 1866.

Erected 1998 by the Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number A-66.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1861.

Location. 38° 45.298′ N, 78° 38.031′ W. Marker is in Mount Jackson, Virginia, in Shenandoah County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 11) and Nelson Street (Local Route 1314), on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5534 Main St, Mount Jackson VA 22842, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Revolutionary War Patriots (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Mt. Jackson General Hospital, CSA (a few steps from this marker); Our Soldiers’ Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); To All Confederates (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Confederate Hospital (within shouting distance of this marker); Moore House 1872 (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mount Jackson (approx. 0.6 miles away); 5855 Gospel Street (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Jackson.

Other markers no longer nearby. Mt. Jackson General Hospital, CSA (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Mount Jackson General Hospital, CSA (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 22, 2025

2. The Confederate Hospital Marker

View is looking north.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 22, 2025

3. The Confederate Hospital Marker

View is looking east.

Confederate Hospital Bas-Relief Brass Tablet image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 25, 2006

4. Confederate Hospital Bas-Relief Brass Tablet

Credits. This page was last revised on August 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 22, 2006. This page has been viewed 2,097 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on September 28, 2020, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1. submitted on December 22, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 2, 3. submitted on August 2, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. 4. submitted on December 22, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.