Munfordville in Hart County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Church-Hospital

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, January 25, 2011

1. Church-Hospital Marker

Inscription. Munfordville Presbyterian Church, founded, 1829. In Sept., 1862, during siege of Munfordville, the Union Army commandeered this church for use as a hospital with nurses' quarters in house at left. Those who died in battle or of wounds, removed to Nashville; 359 who died from other causes, buried in scattered and unmarked graves. CSA casualties buried on field.

Erected 1965 by Kentucky Historical Society / Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 879.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1862.

Location. 37° 16.315′ N, 85° 53.471′ W. Marker is in Munfordville, Kentucky, in Hart County. It is on Dixie Highway / Main Street (U.S. 31W) south of Center Street (State Highway 88), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Munfordville KY 42765, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave Country

and in the Pennyroyal Region.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in 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

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Henry Clay Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky (within shouting distance of this marker); William Boone's Grave (within shouting distance of this marker); William Clark and Family (within

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shouting distance of this marker); Hart County, 1819 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Presbyterian Church & Green River F.& A.M. Lodge #88 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Hart County (about 300 feet away); Hart County War Memorial (about 300 feet away); Remembering the Sacrifices of War (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Munfordville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Glen Lily (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, January 25, 2011

2. Church-Hospital Marker

Munfordville Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, January 25, 2011

3. Munfordville Presbyterian Church

Located a block west of the marker at the intersection of Washington and Union Streets.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, January 25, 2011

4. Munfordville Presbyterian Church

Front entrances. NRHP plaque on the right.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 12, 2019

5. Munfordville Presbyterian Church

Possible nurse's quarters house image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, January 25, 2011

6. Possible nurse's quarters house

The marker didn't say which left, or if the house was next to the church, but I think this building may have been the house mentioned on the marker. It is across the street from the marker.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, January 25, 2011

7. Munfordville Presbyterian Church

Credits. This page was last revised on January 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 28, 2011, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,074 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 28, 2011, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. 5. submitted on January 20, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. 6, 7. submitted on January 28, 2011, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.