Mansion House Hospital
| Mansion House Hospital | |
|---|---|
 The Mansion House Hotel served as a hospital during the occupation of Alexandria, Virginia by Union forces, during the Civil War | |
  Location within Alexandria, Virginia | |
| General information | |
| Type | Hotel |
| Address | 121 N. Fairfax Street |
| Town or city | Alexandria, Virginia |
| Country | United States |
| Opened | 1860 |
| Renovated | 1906 |
| Demolished | 1970s |
Mansion House Hospital, was a Union hospital, during the American Civil War, formed after Union occupation of Alexandria, Virginia, and the seizure of the Mansion House Hotel.[1]
History
The owners of the hotel built it in front of their luxurious home, the Carlyle House—the "mansion" in the hotel's name.
The hospital was the largest Union hospital in the region, with 500 beds.[2] Most of the former hospital complex was torn down in the 1970s, when the State of Virginia wanted to build a park to surround and better highlight the Carlyle House mansion.
Media
In 2016 PBS broadcast a miniseries, Mercy Street, set in the hospital.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b
Sarah Coster (March 2011). "Nurses, Spies and Soldiers: The Civil War at Carlyle House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-01-19.
A skinny 21 year-old at the start of the war, Stringfellow used his cunning and bravery to gather intelligence for the Confederacy. He daringly crossed enemy lines multiple times, sneaking into both Alexandria and Washington.
- ^ "Mansion House Hospital". City of Alexandria, Virginia.
Sources
- Michael E. Stevens (10 August 2007). As If It Were Glory: Robert Beecham's Civil War from the Iron Brigade to the Black Regiments. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 27–. ISBN 978-0-7425-5944-8.
- Mary Searing O'Shaughnessy (14 September 2012). Alonzo's War: Letters from a Young Civil War Soldier. Fairleigh Dickinson. pp. 159–. ISBN 978-1-61147-555-5.
- Sheep Set. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1866. pp. 216–.