Historical Marker

Confederate Hospitals

On the park median at the intersection of Market, Main, and Taylor streets in downtown Barnesville · Barnesville · Lamar

Georgia marker

Inscription

CONFEDERATE HOSPITALS. In July 1864 the following hospitals were in Barnesville: KINGSVILLE HOSPITAL, Surgeon B. N. Avent. KINGSTON HOSPITAL, Surgeon George W. McDade, Asst. Surgeon V.S. Hopping. This hospital was moved from Kingston, Georgia. MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL, Surgeon W. P. Westmoreland (also in charge at Milner).

This hospital moved from Atlanta. FLEWELLEN HOSPITAL, Surgeon Miles H. Nash. The hospital was named for Surgeon Edward A. Flewellen who lived at The Rock and is buried at Thomaston. ERWIN HOSPITAL, Surgeons Joseph A. Groves and B. N. Avent. 085-9 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1957

Location

AddressOn the park median at the intersection of Market, Main, and Taylor streets in downtown Barnesville
CityBarnesville
CountyLamar
StateGeorgia
Coordinates33.054570, -84.155750

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