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Engineer Bureau Hospital :: |
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Information about the Engineer Bureau Hospital in Richmond, VA during
the Civil War. |
A hospital for slaves working for the Engineer Bureau on the fortifications
around Richmond. Open in late 1862 and apparently on Cary street, between 18th
and 19th.
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Richmond
Enquirer |
8/27/1862; great description of the Engineer
Bureau Hospital on the corner of 18th and Cary street (used for laborers on
the fortifications) |
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Richmond Dispatch |
9/23/1862; Dr. R.
S. Vest, Surgeon in Charge at Engineer Bureau Hospital, corner 19th
and Cary. Seeks steward to superintend hospital. Office is #14 Law building,
Franklin |
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Richmond
Examiner |
11/10/1862; Engineer Bureau Hospital described |
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RG
109, Ch. 6, Vol. 7, no page |
9/28/1863; Medical Director's Office has been
moved to "new government building" at 10th and Broad; wayside hospital has
been transferred to the Engineer bureau - henceforth General Hospital #9
will be known as the Receiving and Way Hospital |
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