U.S. Army General Hospital

U.S. Army General Hospital (HM2B4Z)

Location: Gallipolis, OH 45631 Gallia County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 49.272', W 82° 11.514'

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Gallipolis, Ohio

At this location, during the American Civil War (1861-1865), a U.S
Army General Hospital was constructed on 29 acres of land over
looking Camp Carrington, a site used to recruit and train soldiers
for the Union Army. Built in the spring of 1362, this hospital
consisted of several wooden, ridge-ventilated buildings in which
both Union and Confederate soldiers were treated for combat
wounds and illnesses. Captain C. M. Moulton, U.S. Quartermaster
at Gallipolis, upon instructions from Headquarters of the Union
Army's Mountain Department, contracted for the first building
to be
constructed in April 1862.

By the first week of July 1862, the U.S. Army General Hospital
was ready to treat its first patients. The 350-bed hospital
served up to 769 patients at one time, exceeding more than
twice its intended capacity. Surgeons in charge during the
facility's existence were Dr. James R. Bell. Dr. O. B. Davis, and
Dr. Lincoln R. Stone. Both unknown and unclaimed patients
who died at the hospital were buried in the Pine Street
Cemetery, one-half mile to the southwest. Included in these
were four Confederate soldiers. The Civil War ended on April 9,
1865, and the hospital closed the following July.

Details

HM Number	HM2B4Z
Tags	Science and Medicine, US Civil War
Year Placed	2003
Placed By	Galia County Historical & Genealogical Society, O. O. McIntire Park District and The Ohio Historical Society
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Tuesday, September 4th, 2018 at 2:01pm PDT -07:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	17S E 396530 N 4297609
Decimal Degrees	38.82120000, -82.19190000
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 38° 49.272', W 82° 11.514'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	38° 49' 16.32" N, 82° 11' 30.84" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	740
Which side of the road?	Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal Address	At or near 2500 Ohio Ave, Gallipolis OH 45631, US
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