Crawford's Saloon Hospital
Information about Crawford's Saloon (or Ezell,) Hospital in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Crawford's Saloon Hospital was a private hospital which was also known as Ezell Hospital. It was located on Tenth Street between Main and Cary.

Crawford's Saloon Hospital was formerly the building of Crawford's Saloon. It was opened on July 4, 1862 and was operated by J. B. Ezell of South Carolina.
From Confederate Military Hospitals in Richmond by Robert W. Waitt, Jr., Official Publication #22 Richmond Civil War Centennial committee, Richmond, Virginia 1964.

Written Accounts

1862-05-06, Richmond Dispatch; owners of the YMCA hospital, established "next to Crawford's old saloon" complain about "resort for lewd females" across the street
1862-06-25, Richmond Dispatch; Crawford’s Saloon, 10th St., for rent
1862-07-04, Richmond Enquirer; hospital opened at Crawford's Saloon
1862-07-05, Richmond Examiner; new hospital has been opened at Crawford's saloon, by Mr. Ezell of SC
1862-07-08, Richmond Whig; Ezell Hospital has opened in Crawford's old Saloon
1862-07-16, Richmond Dispatch; injured soldier, trapped between two railroad cars, is taken to Ezell Hospital
1862-07-23, Richmond Dispatch; six cows wanted for YMCA hospital
Overview of Crawford's Saloon Hospital
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