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Mound City Civil War Naval Hospital
Mound City grain elevator and rail yard.jpg
Site of the hospital, now destroyed
Mound City Civil War Naval Hospital is located in Illinois
Mound City Civil War Naval Hospital
Location in Illinois
Mound City Civil War Naval Hospital is located in the United States
Mound City Civil War Naval Hospital
Location in the United States
Location Commercial Ave. and Central St., Mound City, Illinois
Area 0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built 1858
NRHP reference No. 74002285
Added to NRHP October 9, 1974

The Mound City Civil War Naval Hospital was a naval hospital in Mound City, Illinois, used by the United States Navy during the Civil War. The hospital was established in 1861 in an existing brick building claimed by the U.S. government. It became one of the largest Union hospitals in the western states during the war.

Treatment at the hospital was led by Catholic nurses from Indiana. In addition to Union soldiers, the hospital also treated Confederate soldiers and freed slaves.

The hospital was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 9, 1974. It has since been demolished.

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