Near Marbury in Autauga County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
The Hospital
1904-1939
Photographed By Mark Hilton, September 25, 2022
1. The Hospital Marker
Chapters of the Alabama Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy gave continuous support to the facility by providing medical equipment, furnishings and funds for the upkeep of the building. The Daughters also prevailed upon the State Legislature to provide a trained nurse and two orderlies for day and night nursing.
The first three Soldiers' Home commandants were Confederate veterans, but the next two commandants were medical doctors, highly appropriate for the aging Soldiers' Home population.
Following the death of the last veteran at the Home in June 1934, the Hospital was converted into apartments for the nine Confederate widows who remained.
The building was dismantled shortly after the official closing of the Home on October 31, 1939. The five remaining Confederate widows were taken to Montgomery under the care of the Alabama Department of Public Welfare.
Photo captions:
Top right: Alabama Confederate Soldiers' Home hospital, c.1923 (veranda screened in
this page online
Bottom (on left): Nurse Mattie Fulcher
Bottom (in middle): Alabama Confederate Soldiers' Home "inmates" on steps of hospital, c. 1922.
Bottom (on right): Elizabeth Gladden, Confederate widow, October 1936
All photos by Confederate Memorial Park
Erected by Confederate Memorial Park.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1934.
Location. 32° 43.293′ N, 86° 28.525′ W. Marker is near Marbury, Alabama, in Autauga County. Marker can be reached from County Road 63, 0.2 miles south of County Road 530, on the right when traveling south. Located within Confederate Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 437 Co Rd 63, Marbury AL 36051, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Site of "John E. Moore," "Camp Hardee," "Cottage Number 8" and "Cripple Creek Hotel" Cottages (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mess Hall c. 1920-1929 (about 500 feet away); Woven Wire Fence (about 500 feet away); Marbury Methodist Church (about 500 feet away); Alabama Forests (about 600 feet away); Monument to Jefferson Manly Falkner
Photographed By Mark Hilton, September 25, 2022
2. The Hospital Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 25, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2022, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 617 times since then and 108 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 25, 2022, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
