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Fredericksburg – City of Hospitals

Photo credits from left to right:
(1) “Brompton, on Hanover Street,” in Fredericksburg: City of Hospitals, Item #68, http://projects.umwhistory.org/cwh/items/show/68
(2) “St. George’s Episcopal Church and Court House,” in Fredericksburg: City of Hospitals, Item #81, http://projects.umwhistory.org/cwh/items/show/81
(3) “Baptist Church from the Backyard of the Sanitary Commission Depot,” in Fredericksburg: City of Hospitals, Item #84, http://projects.umwhistory.org/cwh/items/show/84
(4) “Fredericksburg Courthouse on Princess Anne Street,” in Fredericksburg: City of Hospitals, Item #74, http://projects.umwhistory.org/cwh/items/show/74

The site about Fredericksburg’s Hospitals during the Civil War addresses Fredericksburg’s role as essentially a mass hospital city during that time, documenting the participation of the larger community, women, and providing historical context to the event. This archive includes a plethora of primary sources and accounts from the period as well.

This site was one that the 2022 ADH class helped to restore. Click here to read about the restoration process.

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