In the National Archives:

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vols. 707-709). 3 in.

Letters Received and Sent, Chimborazo Hospital. 1861-64. 3 vols. Letters received, chiefly from the Surgeon General, the Medical Director, and the Medical Purveyor in Richmond; and a few copies of letters sent. Arranged chronologically.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 553). 1 in.

Orders and Circulars Received, Chimborazo Hospitals No. 1-5. 1862-64. 1 vol. Printed orders and circulars issued by the Adjutant and Inspector General's Department, the Surgeon General's Office, the Medical Director's Office, and the Subsistence Department in Richmond. Arranged chronologically.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 54). 1 in.

Register of Patients, Chimborazo Hospitals No. 1-5. 1865. 1 vol. Shows patient's name, rank and organization; date of admittance; and number of hospital in which confined. Entries are arranged by date of admittance.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vols. 52, 76, 93, 234). 5 in.

Index to Registers of Patients, Chimborazo Hospitals No. 1-5. 1861-65.  4 vols. These volumes show patient's name, rank, and organization; date of admittance; and number of hospital in which confined. Entries are arranged alphabetically by initial letter of patient's name and thereunder by date of admittance. The registers to which the index volumes refer have not been identified.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 33). 1 in.

Record of Employees and Patients, Chimborazo Hospital. 1861-64. 1 vol. This volume contains lists of hospital stewards, detailed men, guards, nurses, and matrons; and a register of patients. Its contents are arranged in the order described.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 98). 1 in.

List of Detailed Men, Chimborazo Hospitals No. 1-5. 1861-64. 1 vol. This volume shows name of employee, rank and organization, date of detail, position to which detailed, by whom detailed, date of discharge, and remarks. A few lists of slaves and matrons employed are also in the volume. The contents of the volume are arranged by hospital number.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vols. 305, 318, 322 1/4, 589, 705, 706). 6 in.

Morning Reports of Patients and Attendants, Chimborazo Hospital. 1863-65. 6 vols. Daily reports showing the 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. The reports in volumes 305, 318, and 322 1/4 are arranged chronologically and thereunder by hospital number; those in volume 589 are arranged chronologically and thereunder by regiment to which patient belonged; and those in volume 705 and 706 are arranged chronologically and thereunder by State of patient's organization.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vols. 313, 314, 314 ½). 3 in.

Receipts for Payment, Chimborazo Hospitals No. 1-5. 1862-63. 3 vols. Show date, from whom received, amount received, purpose for which received, and name of payee. They relate mainly to payment for services rendered. Arranged chronologically within each volume; the volume dates overlap.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 90). 1 in.

Register of the Guard, Chimborazo Hospitals No. 1-5. 1864. 1 vol. Show's guard's name, rank, and organization. Entries are arranged alphabetically by initial letter of guard's name.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 639). 1 in.

Record of the Guard, Chimborazo Hospitals No. 1-5. 1865. 1 vol. This volume contains morning reports of the guard; lists of detailed men on guard duty; lists of convalescents on guard duty; and lists of detailed men and conscripts on guard duty to be examined by medical examining board. The contents of the volume are arranged by type of record. The hospital guard was also known as "Chimborazo Convalescent Camp, Division No. 6."

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 618). 1 in.

Record of Clothing Issued to Patients, Chimborazo Hospital. 1864-65. 1 vol. Shows date; patient's name, rank, and organization; articles o f clothing issued and quantity of each article; and date patient was last paid. Entries are arranged alphabetically by initial letter of patient's name and thereunder by date of issuance.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 322 3/4). 2 in.

Account of Clothing Issued to Patients, Chimborazo Hospitals No. 1-5. 1864-65. 1 vol. Shows hospital number; date of issue; patient's name, rank, and organization; articles of clothing issued; and number of each article issued. Entries are arranged alphabetically by initial letter of patient's name and thereunder by date of issuance.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 320). 1 in.

Record of Commissary Stores Received, Chimborazo Hospitals No. 1-5. 1864-65. 1 vol. Shows hospital number, date, articles received, and to whom delivered. Entries are arranged by hospital number and thereunder by date.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 304). 1 in.

Record of Hospital Property Condemned, Chimborazo Hospitals No. 1-5. 1863-65. 1 vol. Shows items condemned by boards of survey and quantity of each item; date; and names of members of the boards. Entries are arranged chronologically.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 245 1/4). 1 in.

Accounts Current and Passports Issued, Chimborazo Hospitals No. 1-5. 1864. 1 vol. The accounts current show amounts received and paid out, source of receipts, and purpose of expenditure; the passport record shows the names of employees to whom passports were issued and time for which issued. The accounts are followed by the record of passports.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 638). 1 in.

Bakery Accounts, Chimborazo Hospitals No. 1-5. 1864-65. 1 vol. This volume contains accounts of the hospital bakery with the various divisions of the hospital, showing division, date, and number of pounds of bread and flour issued and due the division. Entries are arranged by hospital division; some entries show dates and figures only.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 315). ½ in.

Account Book, Chimborazo Hospitals No. 1-5. 1861-63. 1 vol. Shows date, check number, name of person paid, and amount paid. Entries are arranged chronologically.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 299). ½ in.

Check Stubs, Chimborazo Hospital. 1863. 1 vol. Show date of check, number, to whom drawn, purpose for which drawn, and amount. Arranged chronologically.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 322). ½ in.

Prescription Book, Chimborazo Hospitals No. 1-5. 1863-65. 1 vol. Shows date, patient's number (no name), and medicine given. Entries are arranged chronologically.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 26). ½ in.

Record Book, Chimborazo Hospital. 1862-65. 1 vol. Contains a record of monthly requisitions for hospital supplies, a register of guards on duty, and a register of the guard at Chimborazo Hospital Garden. The contents of the volume are arranged by type of record.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 7). 1/4 in.

Orders and Circulars Received, Chimborazo Hospital No. 1. 1863-64. 1 vol. Orders and circulars from the Surgeon General, the Medical Director, and the Adjutant and Inspector General, in Richmond. Arranged chronologically.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vols. 20, 65, 71, 78) and 3 index vols. (ch. VI, vols. 27, 29, 77). 5 in.

Registers of Patients, Chimborazo Hospital No. 1. 1861-65. 4 vols. Show patient's number, name, rank, and organization; date of admittance; disease; disposition of case; and remarks. Entries are arranged numerically by patient's number. The indexes, which are incomplete, show patient's name and number; they are arranged alphabetically by initial letter of patient's name. Volume 29 is a partial index to volume 78; and volumes 27 and 77, which are duplicates, are partial indexes to volume 20.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vols. 449, 453). 2 in.

Reports of Surgical Cases, Chimborazo Hospital No. 1. 1864. 2 vols. Show patient's name, rank, organization, and age; date admitted; description of wound, and operation and treatment; and history and progress of case. Arranged by date of patient's admittance. Volume 453 contains reports of five cases only; volume 449 contains reports on three cases only, and these are duplicated in volume 448 (described 9 entries below).

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 82). 1 in.

Register of Deaths and Effects, Chimborazo Hospital No. 1. 1863-64. 1 vol. Shows patient's name, rank, organization, and disease; date of death; and articles left. Entries are arranged by date of death.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 83). 1 in.

Death Register, Chimborazo Hospital No. 1. 1861-63. 1 vol. Shows patient's name, rank, organization, disease, and cause and date of death. Entries are arranged roughly by date of death.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 99). 1 in.

List of Paroled Prisoners Furloughed from Chimborazo Hospital No. 1. 1865. 1 vol. Shows prisoner's name, rank, and organization, with remarks. The prisoners were furloughed under Special Orders No. 46, Adjutant and Inspector General's Department, 1865. The list is arranged numerically.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vols. 30, 301, 303, 306) 4 in.

Morning Reports of Patients and Attendants, Chimborazo Hospital No. 1. 1862-65. 4 vols. Daily reports showing number of patients in hospital, in private quarters, received, returned to duty, transferred, furloughed, deserted, discharged, died, and remaining in hospital; the number of medical officers and attendants present for duty; and remarks. Arranged chronologically and thereunder by State of patient's organization.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 79). ½ in.

Lists of Employees, Chimborazo Hospital No. 1. 1862-63. 1 vol. This volume contains lists of slaves hired as servants and laundresses, showing date, name of slave and of owner, and remarks. The lists are arranged by date.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 307). 1 in.

Lists of Employees and Accounts for Food Purchase, Chimborazo Hospital No. 1. 1862-65. 1 vol. This volume contains a list of slaves hired, showing owner's name, slave's name, how employed, dates employed and discharged, amount paid each month, and remarks; a list of detailed men, showing name, rank, organization, date of detail, by whom detailed, date reported for duty, date discharged or transferred, and capacity in which employed; and a list of articles of food purchased with date, quantity, and cost. The lists are arranged in the order described and thereunder chronologically.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 316). ½ in.

Memorandum Book of William E. Toombs, Steward at Chimborazo Hospital No. 1. 1862-63. 1 vol. Contains a list of slaves hired, accounts for food purchased, and some other unintelligible penciled notations. The contents of the book are unarranged.

Record Group 109, (ch VI, vols. 323, 619). 2 in.

Prescription Books, Chimborazo Hospital No. 1. 1862; 1864. 2 vols. Show patient's name, medicines to be given each day, and date. Entries are arranged by ward and thereunder by date. Volume 323 (1862) shows patient's surname only; volume 619 (1864) shows, in addition to the information above, the patient's organization.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 448). 1 in.

Record Book, Chimborazo Hospital No. 1. 1863-64. 1 vol. Contains statistical reports of diseases and lists of patients who died, statistical reports of patients, lists of detailed attendants on duty, lists of medical officers on duty, reports of surgical cases, statements of patients vaccinated, tabular statements of operations, and reports on patients who died. The contents of the volume are arranged chronologically.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 310). 1 in.

Record Book, Chimborazo Hospital No. 1. 1863-64. 1 vol. Contains notations as to medicine given patients, a list of Negroes hired, an incomplete list of patients, and a record of wood received and purchased. The contents of the volume are arranged in the order described.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 408). ½ in.

Letters, Orders, and Circulars Issued and Received, Chimborazo Hospital No. 2. 1861-65. 1 vol. Copies of letters, orders, and circulars issued by the Surgeons-in-Charge of Hospital No. 2 and of other Chimborazo Hospitals and by the Surgeon General's Office, the Medical Director's Office, and the Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, in Richmond. Arranged chronologically.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vols. 9, 18). 1 in.

Orders and Circulars Received, Chimborazo Hospital No. 2. 1862-65. 2 vols. Orders and circulars issued by the Surgeon General, the Medical Director, and the Adjutant and Inspector General in Richmond and by officials of Chimborazo Hospital. Some of the items are arranged by date and some are unarranged.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 324). 1 in.

Reports of the Officers of the Day, Chimborazo Hospital No. 2. 1864-65. 1 vol. Reports of conditions in the hospital in general and in various wards by the officers of the day. Arranged chronologically.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vols. 17, 24, 55, 75, 87) and 1 index vol. (ch. VI, vol. 75). 6 in.

Register of Patients, Chimborazo Hospital No. 2. 1861-65. 5 vols. Show patient's name, number (in vol. 75 only), rank, organization, disease, date admitted, disposition of case, and remarks. Entries in volumes 17 and 55 are arranged by date of admittance; those in volumes 24 and 87, alphabetically by initial letter of patient's name; and those in volume 75, numerically. Volume 75 has a separate index volume, incomplete, with entries arranged alphabetically by initial letter of patient's name.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 94). 1 in.

Register of Applications for Furlough, Chimborazo Hospital No. 2. 1863-65. 1 vol. Shows patient's name, rank, and organization; cause for furlough; place of residence; date; transportation required; number of days' furlough requested; and whether granted or rejected. Entries are arranged by date. There is also a record of rations furnished men on furlough.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vols. 437 ½, 454). 1 in.

Reports of Surgical Cases, Chimborazo Hospital No. 2. 1862-65. 2 vols. Show patient's name, rank, and organization; date admitted; nature of wound; description of operation performed; and history of case or final result. The reports are arranged by date of admittance; an index is in each volume.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 312). 2 in.

Register of Deaths and Effects, Chimborazo Hospital No. 2. 1863-65.  1 vol. Shows patient's name, rank, and organization; date and cause of death; and a list of effects left, showing their value. Entries are arranged by date.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 86). 1 in.

Morning Reports of Patients, Chimborazo Hospital No. 2. 1864-65. 1 vol. Daily reports of patients, showing name, rank, and organization; date admitted; and disposition of case. Arranged chronologically and thereunder by initial letter of patient's name.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 85). 1 in.

Lists of Employees, Chimborazo Hospital No. 2. 1862-65. 1 vol. This volume contains lists of stewards and detailed men, of matrons, and of Negroes employed. The lists are arranged by type as indicated.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 410). 1 in.

Clothing Accounts, Chimborazo Hospital No. 2. 1864-65. 1 vol. Show date; patient's name, rank, and organization; and articles of clothing drawn. Entries are arranged alphabetically by initial letter of patient's name.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 456). 1 in.

Medical Record Book, Chimborazo Hospital No. 2. 1864. 1 vol. Contains reports of surgical cases, a record of prescriptions given, and a list and tabular statement of soldiers vaccinated. The contents of the volume are arranged by type of material.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 80). 1 in.

Record Book, Chimborazo Hospital No. 2. 1864-65. 1 vol. Contains statistical reports concerning diseases and vaccinations; reports of discharges, deaths, and disposition and value of clothing of deceased soldiers; and lists of medical officers and detailed men on duty. The contents of the volume are arranged chronologically.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vols. 19, 21, 53, 60, 62, 64, 69, 95, 101, 103, 105, 132, 226, 661) and 2 index vols. (ch. VI, vols. 88, 89). 2 ft.

Registers of Patients, Chimborazo Hospital No. 3. 1861-65. 14 vols. The registers show generally patient's number, name, rank, and organization; date of admittance; disease; disposition of case; and remarks. In a few instances the name of the disease and the disposition of the case are omitted. Entries in volumes 19, 53, and 132 are arranged chronologically by date of admittance; those in volumes 21, 60, 64, 69, 103, 105, and 661, numerically; those in volumes 62 and 95, alphabetically by initial letter of patient's name; and those in volumes 101 and 226, by hospital ward and thereunder by date of admittance. Volume 88 is an incomplete index to volume 53 and volume 89 is an index to volume 69. Entries in each index volume are arranged alphabetically by initial letter of patient's name. Volume 64 includes a name index. The dates of these registers overlap considerably and there is frequent duplication of information.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 438). 1 in.

Register of Applications for Furlough, Chimborazo Hospital No. 3. 1862-64. 1 vol. Shows date; name of applicant; sometimes his rank, organized, and diagnosis; destination; length of furlough applied for; and remarks (usually “granted” or “no”). Entries are arranged by date.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 31). ½ in.

Register of Deaths, Chimborazo Hospital No. 3. 1861-65. 1 vol. Shows date admitted, “name, rank, and organization; ward number”; disease; and date of death. Entries are arranged by month. Some pages are missing.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vols. 311, 359). 2 in. Morning Reports of Patients and Attendants, Chimborazo Hospital No. 3. 1862-65. 2 vols. Show the 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. The reports are arranged chronologically; entries within the reports are arranged by State of patient’s organization.
Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 615). 1 in.

Memorandum Book, Chimborazo Hospital No. 4. 1863-65. 1 vol. Contains some notations as to patients and their illnesses, with such notations as "See Wardmaster Concerning Fuel," and "Limit Eggs for Breakfast." Many entries are crossed out. The notations are apparently unarranged.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 590). 1 in.

Prescription Book, Chimborazo Hospital No. 4. 1864-65. 1 vol. Shows date, patient's name, and medicines to be given each day. Entries are arranged chronologically.

Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 317). 2 in. Record Book, Chimborazo Hospital No. 4. 1863-65. 1 vol. Contains copies of letters sent; reports of desertions, discharges, transfers, and deaths and effects; lists of employees; tabular statements of wounds; statistical reports relating to patients and diseases; and inventories of hospital supplies. The contents of the volume are arranged chronologically.
Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 8). 1 in. Orders, Letters, and Circulars Received, Chimborazo Hospital No. 5. 1863-64. 1 vol. Communications received from the Adjutant and Inspector General, and the Medical Director, at Richmond, and from officials at Chimborazo Hospital. Arranged chronologically.
Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vols. 23, 25, 34, 57, 70, 97, 228) and 1 index vol. (ch. VI, vol. 232). 9 in. Register of Patients, Chimborazo Hospital No. 5. 1861-65. 7 vols. Show patient's number, name, rank, and organization; date of admittance; disease; disposition of case; and remarks. Entries in volumes 23, 57, and 70 are arranged numerically; those in volumes 25 and 34 by date of admittance; and those in volumes 97 and 228 alphabetically by initial letter of patient's name. The index in volume 232 is arranged alphabetically by initial letter of patient's name and indexes the entries in volume 23 and part of those in volume 70.
Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 104). 1 in. Record of Payments to Patients, Chimborazo Hospital No. 5. 1863-65. 1 vol. Shows patient's number, name, rank, and organization; by whom paid; and to what time paid. Entries are arranged alphabetically by initial letter of patient's name.
Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vols. 442, 443, 445). 2 in. Case Books of Wounded, Chimborazo Hospital No. 5. 1862-64. 3 vols. Show patient's name, rank, organization, age, and civilian occupation; date of wound and of admittance; description of wound; and progress of case. Entries are arranged by date admitted; name indexes are in the front of the volumes.
Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 58). 1 in. Morning Reports of Patients, Chimborazo Hospital No. 5. 1864-65. 1 vol. Daily reports showing patient's name, rank, and organization; remarks (action taken on case); ward; and date admitted. Arranged chronologically.
Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 319). 1 in. Record of Vaccinations, Chimborazo Hospital No. 5. 1863-65. 1 vol. Shows patient's name, rank, organization, age, and state of health; length of time since previous vaccination; whether scarred; date of present vaccination; whether the vaccination took; and remarks. Entries are arranged roughly by date of new vaccination.
Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 325). ½ in. Prescription Book for Colored Troops (Union), Chimborazo Hospital No. 5. Apr. 1865. 1 vol. Shows patient's name, organization, and complaint and medicine or treatment to be given. Entries are unarranged.
Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 91). 1 in. Record Book, Chimborazo Hospital No. 5. 1863-64. 1 vol. Contains a record of surgical cases, showing patient's name, rank, organization, and nature of wound; statistical reports concerning sick and wounded; a record of deaths and effects; lists of patients to whom rations of tobacco had been issued; and invoices of medicines and hospital stores. The contents of the volume are arranged by type of material as described.
Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 440). ½ in. Record Book, Chimborazo Hospital No. 5. 1863-64. 1 vol. Contains statistical reports of diseases; statistical reports of patients discharged on surgeon's certificate; case histories of wounded men; lists of medicines and equipment received; tabular statements of gunshot wounds and vaccinations; and lists of medical officers, attendants, and detailed men. The contents of the volume are arranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically.
Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 61). 1 in. Record Book, Chimborazo Hospital No. 5. 1861-63. 1 vol. Contains a list of men sent to Camp Lee for temporary duty, 1863; a list of cases disposed of, 1862; a list of men in private quarters, 1862-63; and a list of men who died in the hospital, 1862-63. The contents of the volume are arranged by type of record as described.
Record Group 109, (ch. VI, vol. 220). 1 in.

Record Book, Chimborazo Hospital No. 5. 1865. 1 vol. Contains some returns of hospital property, lists of employees, and lists of patients. The contents of the volume are arranged by type of record. Much of the volume is illegible.

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