Campbell General Hospital

Campbell General Hospital
Part of military hospitals in the United States
Washington, D.C.
Campbell General Hospital
Coordinates 38°55′00″N 77°01′21″W / 38.916748°N 77.022436°W / 38.916748; -77.022436
Site information
Controlled by Union Army
Site history
Built 1862
In use 1862–1865
Battles/wars American Civil War

Campbell General Hospital was a Union Civil War hospital which operated from September 1862 to July 20, 1865 in northwest Washington, D.C.. [1]

Location

The hospital was located on Boundary Street NW (now Florida Avenue NW) between 5th Street NW and 6th Street NW.[2]

History

Campbell General Hospital plan

The hospital was opened in September 1862 but did not received most of its patients until in December 1862.[1]

The hospital was built with 900 beds. In the Census of the General Hospitals, Department of Washington of December 17, 1864, only 633 beds were occupied.[3]

Freedman’s Hospital

In 1862, Camp Barker was established by the War Department at 12th Street NW and R Street NW. It was renamed to the Freedmen's Hospital in 1863. It moved to the Campbell General Hospital in January 1865 when the one story building was razed and later that year, it was placed under the Freedmen’s Bureau.[4] Freedman General Hospital had 72 beds which were full in 1864. [1][5] The hospital was reported empty in July 1865.[1]

See Also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Civil War Washington –Campbell General Hospital
  2. ↑ Pointers to Quicken the Memories of the Veterans - The Times - October 6, 1902 – page 2
  3. ↑ Civil War Washington – Hospitals
  4. ↑ Howard Medicine – Short History
  5. ↑ Howard University: the First Hundred Years, 1867-1967 by Rayford W. Logan – page 40-41
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