Hagerstown in Washington County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Treatment of the Wounded

Photographed By Craig Swain, July 5, 2009

1. Treatment of the Wounded Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

The Rochester House stood on this site until its demolition in the mid-1950s. During the Civil War, it was the home of Mrs. Frances Howell Kennedy, widow of Dr. Howard Kennedy. From the beginning of the War, Mrs. Kennedy provided food and comfort to all wounded soldiers in local hospitals. She also opened her home to the care of many Federal soldiers, including Captain Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. of the 20th Massachusetts Infantry, who went on to become an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Holmes was wounded at the Battle of Antietam.

Erected by Maryland Heritage Area.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 39° 38.634′ N, 77° 43.467′ W. Marker is in Hagerstown, Maryland, in Washington County. Marker is at the intersection of West Washington Street (U.S. 40) and South Prospect Street, on the left when traveling east on West Washington Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hagerstown MD 21740, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hagerstonians In The Civil War (here, next

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to this marker); Hagerstonians in the Civil War (within shouting distance of this marker); Mount Prospect (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Hagerstonians In The Civil War (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Hagerstonians in the Civil War (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Cumberland Valley Railroad (about 300 feet away); 102 South Prospect Street (about 500 feet away); Shenandoah Valley Railroad (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hagerstown.

More about this marker. On the lower left is a small inset drawing of The ladies of Hagerstown, Md., ministering to our wounded. On the upper right is a photo of Captain Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. The background of the marker is a photo of The Kennedy Residence (Rochester House)

Also see . . . Crossroads of the Civil War. More information about the Civil War activities in Hagerstown and Washington County, Maryland. (Submitted on July 15, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Photographed By Craig Swain, July 5, 2009

2. Treatment of the Wounded Marker

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., image. Click for full size.

Library of Congress

3. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.,

The Ladies of Hagerstown, MD., Ministering to our Wounded. image. Click for full size.

Internet Archive

4. The Ladies of Hagerstown, MD., Ministering to our Wounded.

Sketch by Mr. Theodore R. Davis, Harper's Weekly, October 11, 1862, Page 645.

Rochester House image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, October 10, 2009

5. Rochester House

Mount Prospect Mural.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 930 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 15, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 13, 2021, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.