Douglas Homes in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Church Home and Hospital
I am a Massachusetts woman
Church Home and Hospital, formerly Washington Medical college, was where Edgar Allan Poe died on October 7, 1849, and where many doctors were trained who served in the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War. On April 19, 1861, Adeline Blanchard Tyler, Episcopal Church deaconess and nursing instructor, was working here when a friend summoned her to the Holliday Street police station. The Baltimore Riot had just occurred and wounded 6th Massachusetts Infantry soldiers had been taken there. Tyler was refused entry until she said, I am a Massachusetts woman seeking to do good to the citizens of my own state. If not allowed to do so, I must send a telegram to Governor Andrews informing him that my request has been denied. The police then admitted her.
Tyler found two soldiers dead and four wounded. Using a covered furniture wagon so the secessionist crowd could not see the soldiers, she brought the two most seriously injured here. After surgeons treated them, Tyler tended to them herself. In a month they had recovered enough to return to Massachusetts, where the legislature passed a resolution of appreciation for her services.
Later, Tyler helped establish a hospital in the National Hotel near Camden Station but was asked to leave when she insisted that Confederate and Union wounded receive the same
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Washington Medical College, lithograph ca. 1850s
Adeline Blanchard Tyler
Erected by Maryland Civil War Trails.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, US Civil • Women. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Civil War Trails series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 19, 1861.
Location. 39° 17.595′ N, 76° 35.638′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Douglas Homes. It is at the intersection of North Broadway and Lamley Street, in the median on North Broadway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 123 N Broadway, Baltimore MD 21231, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Thomas Wildey Monument (here, next to this marker); Site of Poes Death (a few steps from this marker); Josι Martν (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ferdinand Clairborne Latrobe (about 500 feet away); Notre Dame Convent (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Generals Highway
Photographed by William Pfingsten, September 9, 2007
2. Church Home and Hospital Marker
This is a previous iteration of the marker. While the text is identical, the formatting is slightly different.
Regarding Church Home and Hospital. I've been researching Adeline Blanchard Tyler and the Church Home and Infirmary (Hospital) for quite some time, so provide this updated information: The wounded soldiers were not treated at the Church Home, but at her residence, which was the Deaconess House on N. Howard Street. She did supervise the Church Home from 1858 to about 1860, training and supervising deaconesses (nurses). As noted, she also served at the Camden St Hospital, Chester (Penna) and Annapolis. The Maryland Center for History & Culture has a first hand account of the Pratt St riots and her role, written by Alexander Fulton. A commemoration of Adeline Tyler and Her Companions was added to the calendar of the Episcopal Church in June 2024, an observation date of November 4 annually. -Daphne B Noyes
Also see . . . Adeline Blanchard Tyler: The First Episcopal Deaconess (video). Tyler served as a nurse and nursing supervisor before, during, and after the Civil War. This
Photographed by William Pfingsten, September 9, 2007
4. Church Home and Hospital
Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 8,920 times since then and 71 times this year. Last updated on October 29, 2024, by Daphne B Noyes of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Photos: 1. submitted on December 11, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on September 10, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 3. submitted on December 11, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 4. submitted on September 10, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
