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 :: General Hospital #4 ::
Information about General Hospital #4 in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Also called: Baptist Institute Hospital, Officers' Hospital, Institute Hospital. Formerly the Richmond Female Institute, a Baptist school for girls. Four-storied, turreted building. 1862. Opened in mid-1861, it was still in operation in late-1864. Capacity over 300 patients. Dr. James P. Reed, surgeon-in-charge. For use of officers only after 8 January 1863. Building stood until the school was merged with University of Richmond [Baptist] in 1914. Replaced by the Virginia Mechanics Institute building. Location: facing eastside of 10th Street, just north of Marshall. Used as an office building by Federal occupation forces. (from Confederate Military Hospitals in Richmond by Robert W. Waitt, Jr., Official Publication #22 Richmond Civil War Centennial committee, Richmond, Virginia 1964.)

RG 109, Ch. 6, Vol. 151, p. 7 9/1862 - 5/1864; Statistics of General Hospital #4

Photographs

Mutual Assurance Insurance policy for the building which became General Hospital #4, with a sketch of the property
Photograph of General Hospital #4, April 1865.

Written Accounts

Charles H. Winston Papers - President of the Richmond Female Institute (GH#4), describes the taking over of the building for the hospital, and its use.

Richmond Dispatch 6/27/1861; commencement exercises for the Richmond Female Institute will be held tomorrow
Richmond Dispatch 7/1/1861; description of the commencement exercises at the Richmond Female Institute (future GH#4)
Richmond Dispatch 7/10/1861; notes on one of the speeches at the commencement at the Richmond Female Institute
Richmond Whig 8/31/1861; Richmond Female Institute (later GH#4) will remain open
Richmond Enquirer 9/24/1861; notice for the Richmond Female Institute (future GH#4) - says that it will go on as before, but soldiers' daughters will be given free tuition
Richmond Dispatch 9/27/1861; catalog for the Richmond Female Institute's next session
Richmond Dispatch 12/7/1861; death notice for 13 month old son of Charles H. Winston
Joseph F. Powell file, M346 4/23/1862; $690.75 paid for carpentry work done at the Female Institute: itemized list
Richmond Dispatch 6/19/1862; Richmond Female Institute turned into a hospital (GH#4)
Richmond Dispatch 6/28/1862; Enormous list of wounded by hospital: Central Depot; Third Georgia; Royster; First Alabama; St. Charles; Keen, Baldwin & Williams; Kent; Christian & Lea’s; Ligon; Globe; Third Alabama; Institute; Fourth Georgia
Richmond Dispatch 7/11/1862; member of 10th LA, wounded in Institute Hospital, would like to see friends. He at “room 32, bed 82.”
Richmond Dispatch 7/21/1862; Dr. Read (future GH#4?) arrested at #51 American Hotel for selling whiskey from room
Richmond Dispatch 7/21/1862; negro nurse named Bob, GH#4, jailed for theft
Richmond Enquirer 7/21/1862; slave steals a pocket-book at the Baptist Female Institute and sent to prison
National Archives, RG 109, Ch. IV 8/1/1862; order from F. Sorrel, re-designating existing hospitals into Gen. Hosps. with numbers.
Ledger of Confederate Hospital Practice no date; list of Surgeons at General Hospital #4
Richmond Dispatch 8/15/1862; Institute Hospital thanks donors
Richmond Dispatch 9/5/1862; Richmond Female Institute to reopen 10/1, for 9th Session
Richmond Dispatch 9/24/1862; trustees of Female Institute seeking new building, as government has decided to keep main building
Richmond Enquirer 9/30/1862; tabular report of sick & wounded soldiers in the Hospitals in Richmond
Richmond Dispatch 10/1/1862; adv for Richmond Female Institute, to re-open at corner of Clay & 11th
Richmond Enquirer 10/2/1862; catalog for the Richmond Female Institute - will resume operations after "the temporary occupation of the institute building by the Government"
Library of Congress 10/6/1862; reports on the capacities of Richmond Hospitals and empty beds
Library of Congress 10/16/1862; reports on the capacities of Richmond Hospitals, empty beds, and Patients in them
Library of Congress 11/1/1862; reports on the capacities of Richmond Hospitals, empty beds, and Patients in them
Richmond Dispatch 11/13/1862; Jas. B. Read, Surgeon in charge, GH#4, thanks donors
William A. Carrington CSR (M331) (no. 4) 11/15/1862; Orders on meat delivery to hospitals, esp. Genl. Hosp. #4
William A. Carrington CSR (M331) (no. 30) 12/29/1862; Inspection Report, with sketch
William A. Carrington CSR (M331) (no. 26) 1/7/1863; Memo regarding gangrene at Genl. Hospls. #1, 8, 10, 4, and the Louisiana Hospl.
RG 109, Ch. 6, Vol. 416, pp. 22-24 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.
Richmond Sentinel 8/10/1863; list of hospitals in Richmond and to which hospitals soldiers from the various states are sent
Richmond Sentinel 9/21/1863; list of hospitals in Richmond and to which hospitals soldiers from the various states are sent
Richmond Sentinel 10/6/1863; two slaves whipped for stealing things at General Hospital No. 4
Richmond Sentinel 1/13/1864; mentioned
Richmond Whig 3/1/1864; two boys are injured after being thrown from a horse and are treated by Surg. Read at the "Baptist Institute Hospital." (GH4)
Richmond Sentinel 5/2/1864; 380 paroled Confederates arrive at Rocketts - officers are taken to the Officer's Hospital (GH#4) and enlisted men are taken to Chimborazo
Richmond Examiner 5/7/1864; bandages needed at GH#4

RG 109, Ch. 6, Vol. 337, p. 1-2

5/8/1864; note to GH#9 stating that Howard's Grove Hospital has been opened - men from Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Texas and Arkansas will be sent there. Officer wards are at Howard's Grove in addition to those at the Officers Hospital, to be used at the discretion of the officer
Richmond Whig 5/9/1864; Gen. Leroy Stafford has died at General Hospital #4
Richmond Whig 5/13/1864; eleven Confederate officers, including Brig. Gen. Gordon, arrive at the "officers' hospital" (GH4)
Richmond Enquirer 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
Richmond Examiner 5/13/1864; 33 wounded officers at GH#4 including Gen. Gordon
Richmond Examiner 5/19/1864; list of wounded officers at General Hospital #4
Richmond Examiner 5/20/1864; General Gordon dies at the Officer's Hospital (GH#4)
Richmond Whig 5/20/1864; Gen. Gordon dies at the officers' hospital. Misidentified as J. B. Gordon.
RG 109, Ch. 6, Vol. 151, p. 7 9/1862 - 5/1864; Statistics of General Hospital #4
National Archives, RG 109, Ch. 6, Vol. 364, p. 103 6/1/1864; Surgeon of GH#4 is directed to open a new hospital for officers at the alms house, "formerly GH#1."

RG 109, Ch. 6, Vol. 337, p. 9

11/25/1864; note to GH#9 that General Hospital #4 has been discontinued by the Sec. of War. All arriving officers will be sent to Stuart Hospital, and all Mississippians will be sent to Howards Grove
Richmond Whig 4/19/1865; Official directory of US officials in Richmond
Richmond Whig 4/25/1865; Relief Commission office is now in the Female Institute
Richmond Whig 4/25/1865; Official directory of US officials in Richmond
Richmond Whig 5/13/1865; Official directory of Union officials in Richmond
Richmond Whig 6/6/1865; a new flagpole has been erected at the Female Institute
James B. Read CSR, M331 various dates; Board of Survey for GH#4

In the National Archives:

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 711). 2 in. Morning Reports of Patients and Attendants, General Hospitals No. 1-4, 7-8, 12-20, 22-23, and 25-27. 1862-65. 1 vol. Daily reports showing the number of patients in hospital, in private quarters, received, returned to duty, transferred, furloughed, deserted, discharged, died, and remaining; the number of medical officers, stewards, nurses, cooks, and laundresses present for duty; and remarks. Arranged by hospital number, thereunder chronologically, and thereunder by State of patient's organization. The dates given are inclusive; not all hospitals have reports for all dates.
Record Group 109, (ch VI, vol. 180). 1 in.

Register of Patients, General Hospital No. 4. 1862. 1 vol. Shows patient's name, age, rank, organization, civilian occupation, and complaint; date of admittance; and sometimes disposition of case. Entries are arranged roughly by date of admittance.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 248). 1 in. Register of Patients in Institute Hospital. 1862-63. 1 vol. Shows patient's name, rank, organization, and complaint and remarks (usually disposition of case). Entries through 1862 are arranged by State to which the organization belonged and thereafter alphabetically by initial letter of patient's name. The volume also contains a list of deaths.
Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vols. 178, 240). 2 in.

Registers of Officers Treated, General Hospital No. 4. 1863-64. 2 vols. Show officer's name, rank, and organization; date admitted; ward; complaint; disposition of case; and remarks. Entries are arranged by date of admittance. Volume 178 also contains some statistical reports relating to patients, attendants, and diseases; volume 240 is incomplete and is duplicated by volume 178.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 386). 1 in. Morning Reports of Patients and Attendants, General Hospital No. 4. 1865. 1 vol. Daily reports showing the number of patients in hospital, in private quarters, received, returned to duty, transferred, furloughed, deserted, died, and remaining in hospital; the number of medical officers, stewards, detailed and hired men, cooks, laundresses, matrons, wardmasters, and guards present for duty; and remarks. Arranged chronologically and thereunder by State. 
Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 384). 1/2 in. Record of Accounts with Officer Patients, General Hospital No. 4. 1864. 1 vol. Shows officer's name, a date, and a sum of money. Arranged by ward and thereunder numerically. The names are those entered in register volume 178 (described 2 entries above); the money indicated apparently relates to board due or paid.
Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 385). 1 in. Account Book, General Hospital No. 4. 1863-64. 1 vol. The first half of this volume contains accounts with officers for board, similar to entries in volume 384 (preceding entry); and the second half contains weekly accounts of provisions purchased by the hospital, showing the amount brought forward, the articles purchased, and the quantity and cost. The weekly accounts are arranged chronologically.
Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 119). 2 in. Prescription Book, General Hospital No. 4. 1863. 1 vol. Shows patient's name, date, and medicine to be given. Usually only the surnames are shown, and the volume is incomplete. Entries are arranged chronologically.
Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 181). 2 in. Record Book, General Hospital No. 4. 1863-64. 1 vol. Contains a register of officer patients, arranged by State; a register of aides-de-camp and battery commanders who were patients; a list of hospital attendants; a monthly record of surgical cases; copies of a few letters received and sent; reports of examining boards on attendants; statistical reports of sick and wounded; and lists of deaths. The contents of the volume are arranged as described.

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