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Eufaula in Barbour County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
 

Confederate Hospital

1861 - 1865

 
 
Confederate Hospital Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tim Carr, March 16, 2007
1. Confederate Hospital Marker
Inscription.
“Sanctuary for valiant
and courageous men”

Built for a river tavern 1836

 
Erected by Barbour County Chapter United Daughter of the Confederacy.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceScience & MedicineWar, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.
 
Location. 31° 53.575′ N, 85° 8.114′ W. Marker is in Eufaula, Alabama, in Barbour County. It is at the intersection of Riverside Drive and Front Street, on the right when traveling north on Riverside Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Eufaula AL 36027, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in the Black Belt, and in the Wiregrass. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, 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: Governors Park (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Historic St. Luke A.M.E. Church (approx. Ό mile away); William Thomas "Tom" Mann / Eufaula, Alabama (approx. Ό mile away); Cotton and Creek Country (approx. Ό mile away); Creek Pottery (approx. Ό mile away); The Importance of Waterways to the Creeks (approx. Ό mile away); Chief Eufaula (Yoholo Micco)
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(approx. Ό mile away); Central Railroad of Georgia Freight Depot (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eufaula.
 
Confederate Hospital & Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tim Carr, January 6, 2007
2. Confederate Hospital & Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 3,616 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 25, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 21, 2026