History of hospitals nursing, history, and health care. For instance, the satterlee general hospital, had more than 3,000 beds, by the end of the war, philadelphia hospitals had cared for about 157,000 soldiers and sailors. Philadelphia during the american civil war was an important source of troops, money, weapons, medical care, and supplies for the union. These grassroots efforts, climaxed by the great central fair of 1864 in logan square, provided a creative and communal means for ordinary citizens to promote the welfare of union soldiers and dedicate themselves to the survival of the nation. As the architect for the quartermaster generals department in philadelphia in the early 1860s, it was the duty of john mcarthur, jr. The civil war impacted every corner of york county from the day when the first shots were fired on fort sumter in 1861 until robert e. Philadelphia threw a wwi parade that gave thousands of. Courtesy of the historical medical library of the college of physicians of philadelphia. Highlights a few of the documented sites in adams county that were designated by civil war field hospital signs. At fortysecond street and the schuylkill, back of the woodlands, there was, in 1862, a steamboat landing, where, during the civil war, the sick and wounded were brought, and from there carried in carts and all manner of conveyances to satterlee hospital, and to a temporary hospital on woodland avenue, where st. Hospitals civil war medicine research guides at virginia. Apr 16, 20 posted by norman gasbarro on april 16, 20.
Philadelphia during the american civil war was an important source of troops, money. Full text of philadelphia in the civil war 18611865 see other formats. During the civil war, the student who signed his name mr. Civil war hospitals library company of philadelphia. Sep 09, 2019 list of richmond hospitals with maps, links to contemporary documents, and other useful information related to hospitals washington, d. Site plan of satterlee general hospital, philadelphia, pa. It is an invaluable and littleknown resource for civil war genealogy research. Pennsylvania philadelphia hospitals history 19th century. Civil war hospital, broad and cherry streets, philadelphia, pa.
The broad street hospital was opened february 2d, 1862, in the old station building of the philadelphia and reading railway company on the site now occupied by the parkway building. Civil war, available online, hospitals library of congress. Civil war blog military map of philadelphia, 18611865. Using them to research your union ancestors have you ever heard of the union medical card collection. Full text of philadelphia in the civil war 18611865.
By the end of the war, philadelphia hospitals had cared for about 157,000 soldiers and sailors. Chestnut hills slice of civil war history hidden city phila. Philadelphia threw a wwi parade that gave thousands of onlookers the flu the city sought to sell bonds to pay for the war effort, while bringing its. The diaries include descriptions of kerrs work as a clerk in the regimental adjutants office making book entries, supervising clothing, and other administrative work mg6 mg7 military manuscripts collection. Philadelphia was also the location of the two largest military hospitals in the united states. The american civil war created a huge demand for hospitals that neither the north nor the south could meet early in the war. There were only four military hospitals elsewhere in the state. Philadelphia in the civil war 18611865 library of congress.
Philadelphia in the civil war 18611865 contributor names taylor, frank h. Old dorm, which served as the first classroom and dormitory of the gettysburg lutheran theological seminary, is a familiar tourist siteunion cavalry general john buford directed the opening stages of the battle of gettysburg from the buildings distinctive cupola and some of the bloodiest fighting of the threeday conflict took place on seminary ridge. Operating from 1862 to 1865 in philadelphia, pennsylvania, its physicians and nurses rendered care to thousands of union soldiers and confederate prisoners. Civil war hospitals essential civil war curriculum. For my last book of 2012, i read louisa may alcotts collection of newspapers articles she wrote about her time as a civil war nurse in washington, d.
There were 24 military hospitals, plus branches, in the city at one time or another, in addition to the 22 small civilian hospitals that also treated troops. From philadelphia in the civil war 18611865 by frank h. Military map of philadelphia 18611865 library of congress. The regions major industries included textiles, locomotive manufacturing, shipbuilding, iron and steel production, and sugar refining. Philadelphia mower general hospital sanford sher, m. American revolutionary war, american civil war, civil war quotes, battle of shiloh, historical images, military history, medical, hospitals, nurses during the american civil war, several african american women are noted to have served as paid crew aboard the union hospital ship red rover in the mississippi river area in the position of nurse. History of hospitals patient at the philadelphia hospital philadelphia general hospital receiving eye treatment, 1902 the evolution of hospitals in the western world from charitable guesthouses to centers of scientific excellence has been influenced by a number of social and cultural developments. As part of my civil war reading, i am trying to mix it up between fiction contemporary and historical, nonfiction, memoir, war and social issues. Bc 15 c 581, originally part of a mcallister scrapbook of material concerning civil war volunteer saloons and hospitals. The book was completed at the end of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen. Pennsylvania philadelphia military hospitals history 19th century.
Paul manships gilded globe is a tribute to aviators who died in world war i. In 1860, philadelphia was the second largest city in the country with over half a million people. Richmond hospitals in richmond civil war richmond civil war hospitals in richmond virginia commonwealth university. A great book about the aftermath of the battle is a strange and blighted land by gregory coco and another book, a vast sea of misery researches the field hospitals for both the north and south at gettysburg, and is also written by the late gregory coco. Frontispiece to rules and special orders of the mower united states army general hospital at chestnut hill, philadelphia philadelphia. At the outbreak of the civil war in 1861, philadelphia was the secondlargest city in the. Civil war 1861 1865 at the beginning of the civil war, pennsylvania hospital received philadelphia s first casualty, not from the battlefield but as a result of a secessionist mob action in a baltimore railroad station. The origin of the philadelphia general hospital, blockley division author. Rent or buy philadelphia and the civil war 9781609490119.
Army hospital on christian street, philadelphia pennsylvania. Chestnut street rehabilitation philadelphia parking. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. Philadelphia was the nations major medical center and had over twenty hospitals in operation during the war years, from the eleven bed facility at the cooper shop hospital to the 4,000bed mower hospital in chestnut hill. Union army, built warships, was the site of the two largest military hospitals in the north. About 157,000 men received medical care in philadelphias hospitals. The next time you dash for your life across logan circle, recall the days when it hosted the sanitary fair of philadelphia. In the decades after the civil war, largescale industrialization and new waves of immigration produced massive growth in philadelphia, camden, and other cities in the region. Philadelphia in the civil war, 1861 1865 taylor, frank h. The 10 best philly war memorials philadelphia magazine. Civil war hospitals library company of philadelphia digital. Philadelphias civil war sanitary fairs represented the spirit of patriotic volunteerism that pervaded the city during the civil war.
To understand the structure and function of civil war hospitals, it is necessary to know. Citizens volunteer hospital association of philadelphia cor. Mclure tryon, another alleghenian, died of his wounds. There were early examples of temporary hospitals near a battlefield using the available space where and when needed. A military map of philadelphia, 18611865, is available from the library of congress web site, and shows the locations of all civil war hospitals within the city and the locations of forts and the regiments that supported them. Philadelphia during the american civil war was an important source of troops, money, weapons, medical care, and supplies for the union before the civil war, philadelphia, pennsylvanias economic connections with the south made much of the city sympathetic to souths grievances with the north. Satterlee general hospital was the largest union army hospital during the american civil war.
Operating from 1862 to 1865 in philadelphia, pennsylvania. Published in 19, this is the history of philadelphia, penn. Sermons on slavery and the civil war page images at moa catholics and the civil war. Pavilionstyle hospitals of the american civil war and florence. Available also through the library of congress web site as raster image. Encyclopedia of greater philadelphia civil war sanitary fairs. United states history civil war, 18611865 hospitals. Pavilionstyle hospitals of the american civil war and.
Its population was increasing as many immigrants arrived and moved to neighborhoods along the edges of the city. This book starts with a brief introduction about philadelphia before and during the u. Philadelphia in the civil war 18611865 by taylor, frank and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Sep 21, 2018 philadelphia threw a wwi parade that gave thousands of onlookers the flu the city sought to sell bonds to pay for the war effort, while bringing its citizens together during the infamous pandemic.
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