Medical
Information about medicine and medical care in Richmond, VA during the Civil War

 Written Accounts

1862-07-14, Richmond Dispatch; Yankee Surgeons to be exchanged, except those at Savage's Station
1862-07-22, Richmond Examiner; Crew Factory Hospital (GH#15) in good order
1862-07-25, Richmond Examiner; Yankee prisoners are being paroled, very few remain in Richmond; mortality amongst prisoners is 50%+
1862-07-29, Richmond Whig; Maryland Hospital is not very well attended to
1862-08-02, Richmond Enquirer; tar burning is now used to disinfect the hospitals
1862-08-25, Richmond Whig; Surg. Coffin, of General Hospital No. 9, proposes to compile a book of interesting medical cases
1862-08-28, National Republican (Washington, DC); anecdote of cruelty on the part of Jackson Warner of Libby Prison to a patient in “Dr. Higginbotham’s hospital.” Notes that Warner’s family was from the North, and he steals money to send to them.
1862-09-12, Richmond Whig; excellent (and lengthy) letter from Surg. Lane at Winder Hospital describing the facility and administration of the hospital. Favorably mentions several matrons there
1862-09-20, National Archives; soldiers discharged for duty will be sent to General Hospital #15; convalescents will be sent to Camp Winder
1862-09-23, Richmond Whig; hospital statistics so far for Richmond hospitals: 99,508 admitted and 7,603 died.

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