General Hospital #24
Information about General Hospital #24/Harwood's Factory Prison in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

General Hospital #24 functioned as both a hospital and a prison (Harwood's Factory Prison) during the Civil War.

General Hospital #24 was also called Moore’s Hospital, Harwood’s Hospital, and North Carolina hospital. It was formerly the tobacco factory of George D. Harwood which was a three-storied, flat-roofed, brick building.

The hospital was opened in the summer of 1861 and first used for Union prisoners. It had a capacity over 120. with 30 employees. It was taken over by North Carolina on July 29,  1864. Rosa Lee Sanxay was the matron and Dr. Otis Frederick Manson was the surgeon-in-charge.

General Hospital #24 was located on the southwest corner of 26th and Main Streets.
From Confederate Military Hospitals in Richmond by Robert W. Waitt, Jr., Official Publication #22 Richmond Civil War Centennial committee, Richmond, Virginia 1964.

Written Accounts

1861-06-25, Richmond Dispatch; prisoners arrive in Richmond; the factory of Geo. Harwood (later GH#24) is being fitted up as a prison depot
1861-07-01, Richmond Dispatch; two POWs arrive and are taken to the prison depot (Ligon's prison)
1861-07-02, Richmond Dispatch; prison depot is located two blocks from the Henrico Court House, and contains 75-100 prisoners
1861-07-02, Richmond Enquirer; Harwood's Factory has been fitted up for a prison.
1861-07-16, Richmond Dispatch; POWs from Yorktown arrive, and are taken to the prison depot; some are from the "scum of Baltimore," and one a spy
1861-07-18, Richmond Dispatch; some prisoners removed from the Prison depot to parts unknown
1861-07-20, Richmond Dispatch; belief expressed that there will be a large number of prisoners arriving soon; 21 brought in yesterday
1861-07-22, Richmond Dispatch; 56 prisoners arrived yesterday and were taken to the prison depot on Main street
1861-07-24, Richmond Dispatch; 631 prisoners arrive from Manassas and are taken to the prison depot - six hundred more are expected soon
1861-07-27, Richmond Dispatch; G. D. Harwood's (future GH#22) warehouse is currently being used as a prison

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