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Thousands of Confederate sick and wounded were treated in Americus during 1864. After a fire and explosion struck Foard Hospital in August, patients spread to townspeople's homes and tents; a second hospital occupied the Masonic Female College.
Confederate Hospitals is a historical marker in Americus, Sumter County, erected in 1961. It is one of 37 historical markers documented in Sumter County, among 91 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.0729, -84.2339 near Americus. The nearest cataloged historic site is The First Presbyterian Church of Americus (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include East Forsyth Street Cemetery, Sumter County, and Luther H. Story.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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