Information about General Hospital #9 in Richmond, VA during
the Civil War.
Also called: Seabrook's Hospital, Receiving Hospital, Receiving and Wayside
Hospital, Receiving and Way Hospital, Receiving and Distributing Hospital.
Formerly the municipal-owned public warehouse known as Seabrook. Built in 1810
by John Seabrook as a tobacco warehouse, it was acquired by the City. Used for a
century before its demolition. Known as "the billboard of Richmond" because it
was always well "papered" with show and circus sheets, announcements, and
political placards. Opened about June 1862, was still used late in the War.
Functioned as a receiving hospital because of its nearness to Virginia Central
Railroad depot. Capacity over 900 patients with about 150 employees. Report of
October 1864 showed for July-August-September; 10,100 patients entered; 9,663
transferred; 96 died; 341 on hand. Dr. John James Gravatt, surgeon-in-charge.
Location: northside of Grace Street between 17th and 18th
Streets. (from Confederate Military Hospitals in Richmond by
Robert W. Waitt, Jr., Official Publication #22 Richmond Civil War Centennial
committee, Richmond, Virginia 1964.)
5/27/1862; Richard Barry, Caskie’s Mounted Rangers, shot by Provost Guard in
front of Seabrook’s Warehouse. Taken to Alexander Hospital on Franklin St.
6/30/1862;
Another huge hospital list: Seabrook’s; Banner; Christian & Lea’s; Globe;
Moore; Howard; Royster; Central Depot; First Alabama; Third Alabama; First
Georgia; Second Georgia; Third Georgia
7/14/1862; more
from John T. Smith, Capt. 13AL, regarding care at Seabrook’s Hospital & Dr.
Coffin, Surg. in Charge. S. M. East retracts his previous published
statement – it was written by Coffin
9/10/1862; City
report on expenditures, fiscal year ending 2/28/1862. Spent $30,409 on Alms
House, $567 for painting roof of Seabrook’s Warehouse, $509 for improvements
at Oakwood Cemetery; VCRR gets permission to use temporary Broad Street
tracks to connect RF&P RR with VCRR – wish to transfer 40 freight cars &
five passenger cars to VCRR; city council wonders why armory for volunteer
companies of the city, 9th between Main & Cary, not yet completed
10/10/1862; all sick and wounded soldiers arriving in
Richmond will be admitted to “the Receiving Hospital” (GH#9). Discharged,
furloughed and paroled soldiers can also find lodging here
1/8/1863; Carrington writes on the baking of
bread in Richmond hospitals, urges the construction of ovens. Gives great
details on the Chimborazo Bakery. Notes that GH1, GH4, Winder, Chimborazo
and the South Carolina hospital all have their own ovens. GH9 and GH13
mentioned.
9/1/1863; letter from Surgeon at
General Hospital #9 responding to the charge that ambulances are in the
habit of taking patients to Divisions 1 & 3 at Chimborazo Hospital.
Hereafter, patients will be taken to Chimborazo's "Central Office"
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
2/20/1864; Surgeon at GH#9 writes on behalf of
a convalescent soldier from Castle Thunder who claims to be "guiltless of
any crime" and seeks a hearing in order to go home
2/22/1864; one of the soldiers from
the batteries below Richmond was accidentally shot while loading muskets
onto a wagon. He was taken to Seabrook's Hospital
5/13/1864; describes Richmond during the Battle
of Drewry's Bluff - notes on the admission procedures for the wounded and
gives numbers admitted; notes on the hospitals for various states
5/17/1864; while men are manning the
defenses, Howard's Grove, Jackson, Winder, and the Receiving Hospital
(Seabrook's) need ladies or servants to serve as nurses
6/2/1864; note to GH#9 stating
that Stuart Hospital (capacity 400) has been opened as a receiving hospital
for soldiers arriving via the RF&P RR. GH#9 is directed to send of excess
patients to Danville
8/8/1864; Sister Juliana of St.
Francis de Sales requests more patients; Carrington directs GH#9 to fill up
St. Francis with all those who "desire to go there"
11/23/1864; description and list of staff at
Seabrook's Hospital
J. C. Harrison CSR, M331
1862; someone drunk at GH#9
In the National Archives:
Record Group 109,
(ch. VI, vols. 387, 424). 2 in.
Letters Sent, General Hospital No. 9. 1863-64. 2 vols.Copies of
outgoing communications and a few incoming, chiefly in the form of
endorsements on letters sent. Arranged chronologically; there is a name
index in volume 387. The hospital was also known as Receiving and Wayside
Hospital.
Record Group 109,
(ch. VI, vol. 337). 1 in.
Letters Received and Sent, General Hospital No. 9. 1864-65. 1 vol.
Copies of letters received, chiefly from the Medical Director's Office in
Richmond; of endorsements thereon: and a few letters sent by the
Surgeon-in-Charge, General Hospital No. 9. Arranged chronologically.
Record Group 109,
(ch. VI, vols. 421, 423). 2 in.
Letters, Orders, and Circulars Received, General Hospital No. 9. 1864-65. 2
vols. Copies of letters, orders, and circulars issued by the
Adjutant and Inspector General, the Surgeon General, and the Medical
Director in Richmond, and by various commanders in Virginia. Arranged
chronologically. Volume 423 has a name index in front.
Record Group 109,
(ch. VI, vols. 106-109). 1 ft.
Register of Patients, General Hospital No. 9. 1863-65. 4 vols.Shows
patient's name, rank, and organization; date of admittance; disposition of
case; and date of disposition. Entries are arranged alphabetically by
initial letter of patient's name.
Record Group 109,
(ch. VI, vol. 131). 1/2 in.
Register of Patients, General Hospital No. 9. 1864-65. 1 vol.Shows
date of admittance; patient's name, rank, and organization; whether sick or
wounded; disposition of case; and remarks. Entries are arranged
chronologically.
Record Group 109,
(ch. VI, vol. 124). 1 in.
Register of Patients, General Hospital No. 9. 1865. 1 vol.
Shows
patient's name, rank, and organization/ whether sick or wounded; and
remarks. Entries are unarranged. The volume also contains a list of medical
officers and attendants.
Record Group 109,
(ch. VI, vols. 126, 129, 130). 2 in.
Registers of Patients, General Hospital No. 9. 1865. 3 vols.
Show
date of admittance; patient's name, rank, and organization; and remarks.
Entries are arranged by date of admittance. Volume 129 also contains a list
of hospital attendants.
Record Group 109,
(ch. VI, vol. 128). 1 in.
Register of Patients, General Hospital No. 9. 1864-65. 1 vol.Shows
date; patient's name, rank, and organization; hospital (probably from which
transferred); disease or injury; and remarks. There are only a half page of
entries, arranged by date.
Record Group 109,
(ch. VI, vols. 113, 114, 117). 3 in.
Lists of Patients Transferred from General
Hospital No. 9. 1862-63. 3 vols.
Show date; patient's name, rank, and
organization; and hospital or place to which transferred. The lists are
arranged chronologically.
Record Group 109,
(ch. VI, vol. 112). 2 in.
Lists of Patients, General Hospital No. 9.
1864. 1 vol. These lists show patient's name, rank, and
organization; date admitted; disposition of case; and date of disposition.
Some of the lists are arranged alphabetically by initial letter of patient's
name and some by State of patient's organization. The alphabetical and State
lists are interspersed with each other throughout the volume. On the outside
of the volume is a list of States with page numbers.
Record Group 109,
(ch. VI, vols. 115, 118). 2 in.
Registers of Deaths and Effects, General
Hospital No. 9. 1862-65. 2 vols.
Show name of deceased, rank and
organization, date and cause of death, effects left, and disposition of
effects. Entries are arranged chronologically within each volume. Volume 115
has a name index in front; most of the entries in volume 118 duplicate those
in volume 115.
Record Group 109,
(ch. VI, vol. 466). 1 in.
Reports on Surgical Cases, General Hospital
No. 9. 1863-64. 1 vol.
Narrative reports showing patient's name rank,
and organization; date admitted; description of wound and operation; and
history and progress of case. Arranged by date of admittance; a name index
is in the front of the volume.
Record Group 109,
(ch. VI, vol. 718). 1 in.
Morning Reports of Patients and Attendants,
General Hospital No. 9. 1864-65. 1 vol.
Daily reports showing number
of patients in hospital, in private quarters, received, returned to duty,
transferred, furloughed, discharged, deserted, died, and remaining in
hospital; the number of medical officers and attendants present for duty;
and remarks. Arranged by date and thereunder by State of patient's
organization.
Record Group 109,
(ch. VI, vol. 111). 2 in.
List of Patients for Examining Board,
General Hospital No. 9. 1864. 1 vol.
Shows date; name, rank, and
organization of patient; and remarks (usually action recommended). Entries
are arranged chronologically.
Record Group 109,
(ch. VI, vol. 335). 1/2 in.
Record Book Relating to Furloughs, Transfers, and Discharges, General
Hospital No. 9. 1864-65. 1 vol.
This volume contains correspondence,
chiefly with the Senior Surgeon of the Board of Examiners, and a register of
Medical Examining Board cases showing name, rank, and organization of
patient, and action taken on the case. The correspondence and register
entries are arranged chronologically within each group; there is a partial
name index to the correspondence.
Record Group 109,
(ch. VI, vol. 116). 1 in.
Report of Transfers and Admittances, General
Hospital No. 9. 1864-65. 1 vol.
Shows name, rank, and organization
of persons transferred and admitted. Entries are arranged chronologically by
date of action.
Record Group 109,
(ch. VI, vol. 339). 1 in.
Record of Employees and Accounts, General
Hospital No. 9. 1863-64. 1 vol.
This volume contains lists of
detailed men examined, lists of detailed men found by Medical Examining
Board to be fit for return to duty, record of payment to employees, and
hospital fund accounts. The contents of the volume are arranged by type of
material.
Record Group 109,
(ch. VI, vol. 341). 2 in.
Accounts Current, General Hospital No. 9.
1864-65. 1 vol. This volume shows date and amount and purpose of
expenditures under the hospital fund. It also contains a few entries
relating to accounts with the Trader's Bank and the Bank of the
Commonwealth. The accounts are arranged by date.
Record Group 109,
(ch. VI, vol. 651). 1/2 in.
Account Book, General Hospital No. 9.
1862-64. 1 vol. Contains a record of expenditures, chiefly for
provisions and fuel, showing date, article purchased, and quantity and cost.
Entries are arranged chronologically, with some lists of attendants
interspersed.
Record Group 109,
(ch. VI, vol. 655). 1/2 in.
Steward's Accounts, General Hospital No. 9.
1865. 1 vol.
This volume contains accounts for coal, soap, candles,
and sugar issued, and a record of the nature and quantity of provisions
required for each hospital meal. The contents of the volume are arranged by
type of record.
Record Group 109,
(ch. VI, vol. 388). 1 in.
Cash and Supply Accounts, General Hospital
No. 9. 1862-64. 1 vol.
This volume contains accounts for various
commissary and quartermaster stores, showing quantity received each day; and
statements of receipts and expenditures, showing purpose and amount. The
accounts are arranged by type; a name and subject index is in the front of
the volume.
Record Group 109,
(ch. VI, vols. 390, 490). 2 in.
Vouchers for Hospital Supplies, General
Hospital No. 9. 1863-65. 2 vols.
Copies of vouchers, showing voucher
number, date, articles purchased and cost, from whom purchased, and notation
of receipt of payment. Arranged chronologically.
Record Group 109,
(ch. VI, vol. 489). 1 in.
Requisitions and Property Accounts, General
Hospital No. 9. 1863-65. 1 vol.
Copies of requisitions, chiefly for
fuel and building fixtures and equipment, showing date, articles, and
quantity of each article wanted; and invoices of clothing condemned,
invoices of clothing issued, abstracts of property bought with the hospital
fund, and returns of property. The requisitions are arranged by date; the
other records by type of material.
Record Group 109,
(ch. VI, vol. 386 1/2). 1 in.
Accounts for Supplies, General Hospital No. 9. 1864-65. 1 vol.
This volume contains a beef account, showing date and number of pounds
received each day; a wood account, showing the number of cords or loads
of wood received each day; a coal account, showing the number of loads
of coal received each day; a soap account, showing the number of pounds
of soap received each day; and an account of rations issued. The
accounts are arranged by type of commodity and thereunder
chronologically.
Record Group 109,
(ch. VI, vol. 336). 1 in.
Record of Supplies and Accounts, General Hospital No. 9. 1862-64. 1 vol.
This volume contains invoices of hospital and medical supplies, abstracts of
payments to owners of slaves, and hospital fund accounts. Its contents are
arranged by type of record as described.
Record Group 109,
(ch. VI, vol. 340). 1 in.
Record of Supplies and Accounts, General Hospital No. 9. 1864-65. 1 vol.
This volume contains statistical reports relating to requisitions for
provisions, statements of the hospital fund, abstracts of the issue of
provisions, and a record of tobacco issued. Its contents are arranged by
type of material.
Record Group 109,
(ch. VI, vol. 420). 1/2 in.
Receipts, General Hospital No. 9. 1862-65. 1 vol.Receipts showing payment for services, for articles purchased, and for
the effects of deceased soldiers. Unarranged.
Record Group 109,
(ch. VI, vol. 391). 1/2 in.
Record of the Receipt of Hospital Supplies, General Hospital No. 9. 1864. 1
vol.Shows date, articles and quantity received, and cost. Entries are
arranged chronologically.
Record Group 109,
(ch. VI, vols. 127, 338, 488). 3 in.
Diet Books, General Hospital No. 9. 1864. 3 vols.Volumes 338 and 488 show date and daily menu for "specials" and
"regulars" for breakfast, dinner, and supper, and volume 127 shows the
number of patients in each ward to have special meals and to have regular
meals. Entries are arranged chronologically within each volume.
Record Group 109,
(ch. VI, vol. 110). 2 in.
Record Book, General Hospital No. 9. 1863-65. 1 vol.Contains a list of furloughed, detailed, and discharged soldiers
admitted; a list of soldiers, with diagnosis; a list of soldiers in private
quarters; a report of soldiers discharged, died, and retired; a list of
hospital stewards awaiting orders; a list of patients too sick to be moved;
morning reports of patients and employees; and a list of sick Negroes
admitted. The contents of the volume are arranged by type of list or report.
Record Group 109,
(ch. VI, vol. 81). 2 in.
Record Book, General Hospital No. 9. 1862-64. 1 vol.
Contains
list of patients transferred to private quarters; lists of patients by
State; list of employees; lists of patients remaining in the hospital;
and lists of patients furloughed, died, discharged, and deserted. The
lists are arranged by type.
Record Group 109,
(ch. VI, vols. 334, 334 1/2, 334 3/4). 1/2 in.
Check Stubs, General Hospital No. 9. 1863. 3 vols. Show date, name of person paid, amount paid, and occasionally purpose
of payment. Arranged chronologically within each volume; the dates of
the volumes overlap.
Record Group 109,
(ch. VI, vol. 125). 1/2 in.
Register of Patients, Ward No. 3 of General Hospital No. 9. 1865. 1 vol.Shows patient's name, rank, organization; date of admittance; and
sometimes diagnosis. Entries are arranged by date.
