Downtown in Greensboro in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Confederate Hospital

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, March 31, 2012

1. Confederate Hospital Marker

Inscription. Confederate hospital set up in the First Presbyterian Church to receive wounded from battle of Bentonville, 1865, was here.

Erected 1950 by Archives, Conservation and Highway Dpartments. (Marker Number J-30.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.

Location. 36° 4.516′ N, 79° 47.313′ W. Marker is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is in Downtown. It is on Summit Avenue (U.S. 29) near North Davie Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Greensboro NC 27401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and specifically in Piedmont Triad.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds

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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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Richardson Civic Center (within shouting distance of this marker); O Henry's Family (within shouting distance of this marker); Francis McNairy House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lindsay Street School (about 500 feet away); Christian Isley House (about 500 feet away); Edward R. Murrow (about 500 feet away); Sit-Ins (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mount Hecla Mill (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.

More about this marker. It is at the Greensboro Historical Museum.

Confederate Hospital - Facing North image. Click for full size.

Photographed by R.E. Smith, August 29, 2007

2. Confederate Hospital - Facing North

Confederate Hospital - Facing South East image. Click for full size.

Photographed by R.E. Smith, August 29, 2007

3. Confederate Hospital - Facing South East

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, March 31, 2012

4. Confederate Hospital Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, March 31, 2012

5. Confederate Hospital Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2007, by R. E. Smith of Nashville, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 2,566 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 2, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. 2, 3. submitted on September 3, 2007, by R. E. Smith of Nashville, Tennessee. 4, 5. submitted on April 2, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.