King Street Hospital (Site)

These coordinates mark the exact location where the hospital once stood. Today, the buildings house retail shops on the ground floor.


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Here follows an excerpt from the City of Alexandria website:

King Street Hospital
King Street Hospital occupied three adjacent brick commercial buildings. Prior to the War, these buildings were used for shops and banks.

History of King Street Hospital
200-204 King Street

King St. Hospital, part of the First Division of Alexandria US General Hospitals, had 100 beds. Prior to the War, these three brick buildings were used for shops and banks.

First Person Accounts
The occupation of Alexandria by Union troops forever changed the social, cultural and economic fabric of the old seaport town. For four years, Alexandria was an occupied city, enduring the longest military occupation by Union troops of any town during the conflict. We are fortunate to have a number of first-person accounts of this trying period of Alexandria’s history.

Edward D. French
Edward D. French, a member of the Zoaves, died at the King Street Hospital after being shot in the lung. The following are typescripts of two letters written at the hospital to members of his family.

Letter from Fanny Campbell to Mrs. French, September 22, 1862. This letter, written by Fanny Campbell at the King Street Hospital to Edward's mother, describes the circumstances of his death.

Letter from Charles V. Sands to Miss Sarah J. French, September 22, 1862. This letter was written from a fellow wounded soldier, Charles V. Sands, to Edward's sister Sarah

Death Record. Edward D. French's death record shows that he died in Alexandria of Vulnus Sclopet (gunshot wound), and that he was wounded at Bull Run.

Quartermaster Map
The quartermaster map shows the King Street Hospital.