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Exchange Hotel (Gordonsville, Virginia)

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were brought by the trainloads. Although this was primarily a Confederate facility, the hospital treated the wounded from both sides. Twenty-six Union soldiers died here. By war's end more than 70,000 men had been treated at the Gordonsville Receiving Hospital and just over 700 would be buried on its
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In the reconstruction period, this hospital served the newly freed slaves as a Freedman's Bureau Hospital. As the United States healed and the railroads boomed, this graceful building again became a hotel and enjoyed a fine reputation until the 1940s when it went into decline.
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In March 1862, because of its strategic location, the Exchange Hotel became part of the Gordonsville Receiving Hospital, admitting more than 23,000 sick and wounded in less than a year. The wounded and dying from nearby battlefields such as
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Historic Gordonsville, Inc. acquired and restored the property in 1971. The museum contains many artifacts from the Civil War era, like medical artifacts, uniforms and firearms. The museum also houses a bookstore. It is located in the
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next to an important railroad junction, when the Exchange Hotel offered a welcome stopping place for weary passengers on the
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Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Virginia
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surrounding grounds. The scene of untold agony and death, the building survived the conflict.
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property in Orange County, Virginia on the National Register of Historic Places
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Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
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Information on the Exchange Hotel from the NPS website
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Exchange Hotel (Gordonsville, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Exchange Hotel (Gordonsville, Virginia) is located in the United States
Gordonsville, Virginia
38°8′7″N 78°11′11″W / 38.13528°N 78.18639°W / 38.13528; -78.18639
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Gordonsville, Virginia
Richard F. Omohundro
Virginia Central Railroad
Cedar Mountain
Chancellorsville
Trevilian Station
Mine Run
Brandy Station
Wilderness
Gordonsville Historic District
"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service
"Virginia Landmarks Register"
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