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Monroe Ward in Richmond, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

The Robertson Hospital

 
 
The Robertson Hospital Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 12, 2015
1. The Robertson Hospital Marker
Inscription.
On this site stood
The Robertson Hospital
in charge of
Captain Sally L. Tompkins C.S.A.
from 1862 to 1865.

 
Erected 1910 by Confederate Memorial Literary Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & MedicineWar, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.
 
Location. 37° 32.5′ N, 77° 26.497′ W. Marker is in Richmond, Virginia. It is in the Monroe Ward. It is at the intersection of North 3rd Street and East Main Street (Route 147), on the right when traveling south on North 3rd Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 218 E Main St, Richmond VA 23219, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Virginia. 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, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Woman's Club (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of Virginia Randolph Ellett School (about 500 feet away); Mary Wingfield Scott (about 600 feet away); Major James Gibbon (about 600 feet away); Hancock-Wirt-Caskie House (about 700 feet away); John Allan - Edgar Allan Poe House (about 700 feet away); World Series (about 700 feet away); Mathew F. Pleasant Residence (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.
 
The Robertson Hospital Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 12, 2015
2. The Robertson Hospital Marker
Mounted on wall on right.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2015, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 869 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 12, 2015, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
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Jul. 31, 2026