Photo #: NH 85813
U.S. General Hospital, Mound City, Illinois
Main building of the hospital, a converted warehouse, while Dr.
Horace Warnder was Surgeon in Charge during the Civil War, as
sketched by William Groth.
This hospital was staffed by the Nursing Sisters of the Holy
Cross, St. Mary's Convent, South Bend, Indiana. It also served
as staffing base for the Navy hospital ship USS Red Rover.
In 1963, this building was a warehouse of the Cairo River & Rail
Co.
Courtesy of the Sisters of the Holy Cross, 1965.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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