Jefferson General Hospital
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Jefferson General Hospital was the third-largest hospital during the American Civil War, located at Port Fulton, Indiana and was active between February 21, 1864, and December 1866. The land was owned
Jefferson General Hospital
The property today
Meijer Fields, formerly Shannon Park, built above the Civil War cemetery
Historical marker closeup
Jesse D. Bright
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Jesse David Bright was the ninth Lieutenant Governor of Indiana and U.S. Senator from Indiana who served as President pro tempore of the Senate on three occasions. He was the only senator from a North
Jefferson General Hospital
…now part of Jeffersonville, Indiana) and was active between February 21, 1864, and December 1866. The land was owned by U.S. Senator from Indiana Jesse D. Bright. Bright was sympathetic to the Confederates, and was expelled from his position as Senator in 1862. Union authorities took the property without…
Photograph of Bright, undated