THE WAR HOSPITALS*
1861-1865
Washington, DC
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Legend:
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| C Street Hospital. 360 and 364 C Street, NW. | |
| City Infirmary. North side of E Street, NW, between 4th and 5th Streets. Destroyed by fire in 1861. | |
| Fifth Street Hospital. Schoolhouse on 5th Street, NW, on Judiciary Square opposite F Street | |
| Seminary Hospital (Officers Hospital). Rear of Union Hotel, Corner Gay and Washington Streets, Georgetown. | |
| Columbian Hospital. Columbian College, on Meridan Hill, west of 14th Street Road. | |
| Circle Hospital. Riggs House, Corner 24th and K Streets, Washington, DC. | |
| Patent Office Hospital. 7th Street between P and G Streets, NW. | |
| St. Elizabeth's Hospital. Government Hospital for the Insane, near Uniontown (Anacostia). | |
| Douglas Hospital. "Minnesota Row" Corner. New Jersey Avenue and I Street, back to 2d and K Streets, NW, and was made up of the of the mansions of Senator Stephen Douglas, Vice President John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky and Senator Henry M. Rice of Minnesota | |
| Eckington Hospital. In the Eckington (or Gales) Mansion on east side of Bladensburg Road (continuation of North Capitol Street). | |
| Finley Hospital. North of Boundary Street on Bladensburg Road near Kendall Green. | |
| Stone Hospital. Stone Mansion, Meridian Hill, east sid eof 14th Street Road, near Columbian College. | |
| Mount Pleasant Hospital. Barracks on Meridian Hill, east side of 14th Street Road north of Stone Hospital. | |
| Judiciary Square Hospital. Rear of City Hall at bock of 4th to 5th and E to G Streets NW. | |
| Carver Barracks Hospital. On Meridian Hill, near Colombian College. | |
| Cliffbourne & Cliffbourne Barracks Hospital (depot Camp for Veteran Reserve Corps): Meridian Hill, out 15th Street Road west of Columbian College. | |
| St. Aloysius Barracks: North Capitol and K Streets, NW, near St. Aloysius Church. | |
| College: Georgetown College at head of O Street, Georgetown. | |
| Union Hotel: Corner of Bridge and Washington Streets, Georgetown. | |
| Armory Square: On part of Reservation 17, east of 17th Street, running to B Street, SW in the old Columbia Armory and Barracks. | |
| Emory Hospital: About one mile east of the Capitol, near Alms House and Congressional Cemetery. | |
| Harewood Hospital: On Corcoran Farm on 7th Street Road near Soldiers's Home. | |
| Campbell: Boundary Street, northern limit of 5th and 6th Streets, NW. | |
| Stanton Barracks: I Street, NW, between 2d and 3d running to H Street. | |
| Lincoln Barracks (aka Lincoln Hospital): East Capitol Street near Emory General Hospital. | |
| Desmarre's (Eye and Ear) & Ricord (Venereal): Hill Mansion, corner of 14th Street and Massachusetts Avnue, NW. | |
| Eruptive Fever: 1st Street, between B and C Streets, SE. | |
| Kalorama Hospital: (Eruptive fever), Kalorama Heights on 21st Streets, NW. | |
| Ascension Hospital: Ascension Church, H Street between 9th and 10th Streets, NW. | |
| Cranch: Unitarian Church, corner, 6th and D Streets, NW. | |
| Epiphany Church: Epiphany Church, G Street between 13th and 14th Streets, NW. | |
| Trinity Church: Trinity Church, corner, 3rd and C Streets, NW. | |
| Caspari's: Caspari's House, #11 A Street, SE, near Capitol. | |
| Ryland: Ryland Chapel, corner of 10th and D Streets, SW. | |
| Ebenezer: Ebenezer Church, D Street between 4th and 5th Streets, SE. | |
| Odd Fellows' Hall: 8th Street, SE, near Navy Yard. | |
| Union Chapel: 20th Street, NW, near Pennsylvania Avenue. | |
| Presbyterian Church: At corner Bridge and Washington Streets, Georgetown. | |
| City Hall: Indiana and Louisiana Avenues between 4th and 5th Streets, NW. | |
| Water's Warehouse: High Street between Water and Bridge Streets, Georgetown. | |
| Trinity Church: Lingan Street between 1st and 2d Streets near Georgetown College. | |
| Dumbarton Street: Meth-Episcopal Church, between Congress and High Streets, Georgetown. | |
| Island Hall: Corner, 6th Street and Virginia Avenue, SW. | |
| Capitol: Part of Capitol Building. | |
| Giesboro: Giesboro Point, DC; Camp Stoneman (Cavalry Depot). | |
| Rush & Reynolds Barracks: White House Grounds, south of Mansion. | |
| Capitol Barracks: 2d Street between East Capitol and A Streets, SE. | |
| Martindale & Fry Barracks: Intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue, New Hampshire Avenue and 23d Street, running to 22d and I Streets. | |
| Sedgwick & Williams Barracks: Between 18th and 19th and M and N Streets, NW. | |
| Sherburne & Russell Barracks: 1st and E Streets, SE, at intersection of North Carolina and New Jersey Avenues. | |
| Wisewell Barracks: 7th and O Streets, NW, running to P and Q Streets. | |
| Camp Barry (Artillery Camp of Instruction): Corcoran's Farm, H Street, NE, near Toll-Gate. | |
| Camp Ohio Hospital: near Tennallytown DC. | |
| Washington Arsenal: U. S. Arsenal Grounds. | |
| U. S. Barracks: 8th Street, SE, near Navy Yard. | |
| Engineer Brigade Hospital (Camp Alexander): 1st Street, SE, near Navy Yard. |
Not Shown on Map: Military Asylum Hospital
Buckley, John Wells. "The War Hospitals". In Benjamin, Marcus (Ed.) Washington During War Time: A Series of Papers Showing the Military, Political, and Social Phases During 1861 to 1865, Washington, DC: National Tribune Press, 1902(??), pp. 138-153.
Leech, Margaret. Reville in Washington. Harper Brothers, New York, Connecticut, and London, 1941.
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