Augusta in Kennebec County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)
Cony U.S. Hospital
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Hôpital Militaire Cony
Augusta, Maine – The Civil War
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 11, 2021
1. Cony U.S. Hospital / Hôpital Militaire Cony Marker
At the request of Maine's Governor, the Federal Government established a military hospital at Camp E.D. Keyes. In operation from June 1, 1864, to November 30, 1865, the hospital was a self-contained complex equipped with operating rooms, offices, patient wards, quarters for female nurses, storehouses, a guardhouse, and a house for the dead. Of the 3,764 soldiers treated there, 2,024 returned to duty, 1,116 were discharged, and 86 died. Many of the dead were buried in Mount Hope Cemetery on Winthrop Street in the U.S. Soldiers' Lot. The largest number of patients at any one time was 1,152. Of the soldiers treated at the hospital, 2,000 served in the Army of the Potomac and suffered on the battlefields of Virginia.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Horticulture & Forestry • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is June 1, 1864.
Location. 44° 19.047′ N, 69° 47.407′ W. Marker is in Augusta, Maine, in Kennebec County. It is at the intersection of Winthrop Street and Blaine Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Winthrop Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 194 Winthrop St, Augusta ME 04330, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Maine’s Kennebec Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Augusta, Maine – The Civil War (here, next to this marker); 103rd Infantry Regiment (within shouting distance of this marker); Maine's Voice Against Slavery / Le Maine Proteste Contre l'Esclavage (approx. 0.3 miles away); The American Rembrandt's Augusta Home / Maison du Rembrandt d'Augusta
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 11, 2021
2. Cony U.S. Hospital / Hôpital Militaire Cony Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 400 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 17, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
