Erected on this site in 1904 by the State of Alabama, the Hospital was built to meet the pressing need for medical care of veterans at the Confederate Soldiers' Home. This 25-bed facility was said to be almost full throughout its existence. Chapters of the Alabama Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy continuously supported it by providing medical equipment, furnishings, and funds for upkeep, and they also persuaded the State Legislature to provide a trained nurse and two orderlies for day and night nursing. The first three commandants of the Soldiers' Home were Confederate veterans, but the next two were medical doctors, fitting the needs of the aging population. After the death of the last veteran at the Home in June 1934, the Hospital was converted into apartments for the nine Confederate widows who remained. The building was dismantled shortly after the official closing of the Home on October 31, 1939, and the five remaining Confederate widows were taken to Montgomery under the care of the Alabama Department of Public Welfare.