Engineer Bureau Hospital
Information about the Engineer Bureau Hospital in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

The Engineer Bureau Hospital was a  hospital for slaves working for the Engineer Bureau on the fortifications around Richmond.

It was opened in late 1862 and apparently was on Cary street, between 18th and 19th.
From Confederate Military Hospitals in Richmond by Robert W. Waitt, Jr., Official Publication #22 Richmond Civil War Centennial committee, Richmond, Virginia 1964.

Written Accounts

1862-08-27, Richmond Enquirer; great description of the Engineer Bureau Hospital on the corner of 18th and Cary street (used for laborers on the fortifications)
1862-09-23. Richmond Dispatch; Dr. R. S. Vest, Surgeon in Charge at Engineer Bureau Hospital, corner 19th and Cary. Seeks steward to superintend hospital. Office is #14 Law building, Franklin
1862-11-10, Richmond Examiner; Engineer Bureau Hospital described
1863-01-23, Richmond Dispatch; Maj. Wm. Proctor Smith at corner 28th & Grace adv for steward for a smallpox hospital
1863-03-12, Richmond Dispatch; runaway slave notice, Engr. Hospital, Cary & 19th
1863-03-25, Richmond Dispatch; Lt. W. G. Turpin adv for a building suitable for a hospital – he at Engineer Hospital., Cary & 19th
1863-09-28; National Archives; 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
Overview of Engineer Bureau Hospital
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