Diseases
Information about Diseases in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

1862-11-13, William A. Carrington Papers; Inspection Report of Howard's Grove Hospital
1862-11-17, William A. Carrington Papers; Inspection Report of Battery #15
1862-11-20, William A. Carrington Papers; Inspection Report of Third Alabama Hospital
1862-11-24, Richmond Dispatch; nurses and laundresses needed at a C. S. smallpox hospital, presumably in Richmond.
1862-12-04, Richmond Dispatch; prisoner named Welles died at Libby 12/3 – first in over a month
1862-12-09, Richmond Dispatch; City Council: discusses CSA smallpox hospital, now near corner 25th & Cary; 798 kegs of powder in city magazine; sells settees from Mechanics’ Hall to Govt., for use of patients at Chimborazo Hospital
1862-12-10, Richmond Dispatch; Jackson Triplett, 54NC, died 12/8 at Castle Thunder – typhoid pneumonia; unnamed sentinel at Camp Lee supposedly froze to death, 12/7
1862-12-11, Richmond Dispatch; C. D. Rice, Howard’s Grove, adv for 3 cooks and 3 laundresses, all immune to small pox
1862-12-13, Charleston Mercury, Rumors about Burnside's army and local description; notes that Howard's Grove is expanding, and Chimborazo needs 250 negro nurses
1862-12-13, Richmond Dispatch; Dr. Carrington, CSA, in charge smallpox hospital, corner 25th & Cary, addresses city council – valuable details on his Hospital & Howard’s Grove

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