Midtown - Downtown in Columbia in Richland County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Site of Wayside Hospital

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2010

1. Site of Wayside Hospital Marker

Inscription. Established March 10, 1862 by a group of Columbia women to care for sick and wounded Confederate soldiers. Supported by voluntary contributions. About 75,000 men were cared for before the hospital was closed February 15, 1865. "From this little nucleus spread the grand system of wayside hospitals."

Erected 1938 by The Columbia Sesquicentennial Commission of 1936. (Marker Number 40-35.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is February 15, 1830.

Location. 33° 59.944′ N, 81° 2.438′ W. Marker is in Columbia, South Carolina, in Richland County. It is in Midtown - Downtown. It is on Gervais Street (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling east. Located between Wayne and Gadsden Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbia SC 29201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Midlands.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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 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: Gadsden Street (within shouting distance of this marker); DuPre Building (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lincoln Street (about 600 feet away); Seaboard Air Line Passenger Depot (about 600 feet away); R.L. Bryan Co. Warehouse (about 600 feet away); Seaboard Air-Line Railway Station #1

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(about 700 feet away); Joseph D. Sapp Memorial Bridge (about 700 feet away); 9 -11/First Responders Memorial (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Also see . . . — Sarah Garrod describes the history of "wayside hosptials" in Columbia, S.C. during the Civil. (Submitted on April 15, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, June 15, 2025

2. Site of Wayside Hospital Marker

Site of Wayside Hospital Marker seen along Gervais Street (US 1) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 28, 2010

3. Site of Wayside Hospital Marker seen along Gervais Street (US 1)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,960 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 15, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 2. submitted on June 17, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. 3. submitted on April 15, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.