Tag Archives: Confederate Medical Department

Notes on Richmond’s Civil War Hospitals

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Bert Dunkerly

Recently, while doing some research on Richmond’s hospitals, a few interesting trends and stats stood out to me, which I will share here. The city became home to dozens of hospitals over the course of the war. Centrally located and … Continue reading →

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A Needle in a Stack of Needles: Researching the Miscellaneous Medical Records Files at the National Archives

Posted on June 28, 2018 by ECW Guest Post

Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Paige Gibbons-Backus. At Ben Lomond Historic Site, we are constantly trying to find new information about its use as a hospital during the Civil War. Unfortunately, for historians, the records are scarce for … Continue reading →

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