Ross Factory Hospital
Information about Ross Factory Hospital in Richmond, VA during the Civil War. 

Ross Factory Hospital functioned as both a prison and a hospital during the Civil War.

Ross Factory Hospital was located in the Tobacco factory of W. B. Ross on the Northwest corner of 26th and Main Streets. It was also known as Main street Hospital

The hospital was opened on September 3, 1861 for Union prisoners. It had 300 patients on a 1864 list.

Drs. Vest, Taylor and Hancock were at the hospital. It was attached to General Hospital #21.
From Confederate Military Hospitals in Richmond by Robert W. Waitt, Jr., Official Publication #22 Richmond Civil War Centennial committee, Richmond, Virginia 1964.)

Written Accounts

1860-11-03, Richmond Dispatch; adv for the Main Street Hospital for slaves, "near the corner of Main and 26th streets," gives prices and names surgeons, F. W. Hancock and Peachy among them
1861-04-16, Richmond Dispatch; Ad (including rates) for Main Street Hospital for slaves
1861-07-15, Richmond Dispatch; brief description of "the hospital on 26th street;" probably Ross' factory
1861-07-30, Richmond Enquirer; List of wounded soldiers and where sent; mostly private houses - no organized hospitals yet.
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
1861-08-01, Richmond Dispatch; families who have sick and wounded soldiers in their homes are requested to call their family physicians or report to "hospital on 26th, near Main" (probably Ross' factory)
1861-08-02, Richmond Dispatch; hospital established for prisoners at Ross' Factory
1861-08-03, Richmond Dispatch; the number of wounded POWs is now near 500 and more arriving; medicines will be needed
1861-09-17, Richmond Enquirer; "Hospitals in Richmond" list
1861-09-25, Richmond Enquirer; list of hospitals in Richmond with current capacities. Notes that POWs are at the General Hospital

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