Bristol in Sullivan County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Confederate Hospital

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 10, 2020

1. Confederate Hospital Marker

Inscription. On this site was formerly located the Bristol general Confederate Hospital. It was housed in the former Exchange Hotel erected in 1858 (later known as the Nickels House). The building was demolished in about 1898. Sick and wounded soldiers were brought here by train for medical and surgical treatment. Bristol was approximately halfway between the battlefields of Virginia and the south. Over 100 men who died in this hospital are buried in East Hill Cemetery six blocks east.

Erected by James Keeling Camp 52, Sons of Confederate Veterans.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.

Location. 36° 35.689′ N, 82° 10.814′ W. Marker is in Bristol, Tennessee, in Sullivan County. It is on State Street east of Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bristol TN 37620, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in East Tennessee

and in the Tri-Cities Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Historic Bristol (within shouting distance of this marker in Virginia); Bristol Union Railway Station (within shouting distance of this marker in Virginia); Vance Klondike Derby (within shouting distance of this marker in Virginia); Bristol (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Bristol (within shouting distance of this marker in Virginia); Birthplace of Bristol (within shouting distance of this marker); First Country and Western Recording (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mississippi Country: The Bristol Sessions

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 10, 2020

2. Confederate Hospital Marker

(about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bristol.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Civil War Memorial (was within shouting distance of this marker in Virginia but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Nickels House Hotel had a long, interesting history. From the Bristol Herald Courier. Originally published Oct. 17, 2010. (Submitted on October 15, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,357 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 15, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.