Medical
Information about medicine and medical care in Richmond, VA during the Civil War

 Written Accounts

1861-07-25, Richmond Dispatch; trains arrive from Manassas bearing wounded, who are taken to private homes for treatment; 500-600 POWs are set to arrive; the prison depot is already full; notes that General Corcoran arrived in Richmond two days ago
1861-07-25, Richmond Whig; wounded soldiers and Yankee prisoners are arriving in Richmond
1861-07-26, Richmond Whig; new private hospital in schoolhouse at corner of 10th and Clay streets.
1861-07-27, National Archives; Surg. W. A. Carrington has been taken prisoner at First Manassas
1861-07-27, Richmond Dispatch; ten wounded soldiers taken to the alms house hospital
1861-07-29, Richmond Dispatch; letter describing poor medical treatment at Camp Lee, and praise of the treatment provided by the Richmond ladies
1861-07-30, Richmond Whig; additional list of wounded from First Manassas at the various private locations around the city. Many in St. Charles Hotel and Springfield Hall
1861-07-31, Richmond Dispatch; applications for clothing for wounded or sick soldiers can be made at St. Charles Hospital (future GH#8)
1861-07-31, Richmond Dispatch; Dr. F. W. Hancock has returned from Manassas, with reports on their needs; the Committee is still working to provide for the wounded
1861-07-31, Richmond Dispatch; lists of patients in the city are at the Intelligence Office at the St. Charles Hospital

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