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Chimborazo Hospital
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By Bernard Fisher, July 17, 2003 | |
| | | 1. Chimborazo Hospital Marker | | |
Inscription. On this hill stood
Chimborazo Hospital
1862-1865
Established by
Surgeon General S.P. Moore, C.S.A.
Directed by Dr. James B. McCaw.
At that time, it was the
largest military hospital in the world. It
consisted of 150 buildings and 100 tents
and cared for 76,000 patients with a
mortality of less than 10 per cent.
This tablet is placed by the
Confederate Memorial Literary Society
1934
Erected 1934 by Confederate Memorial Literary Society.
Location. 37° 31.498′ N, 77° 24.789′ W. Marker is in Richmond, Virginia. Marker can be reached from East Grace Street, on the right when traveling east. Click for map. This marker is located in Chimborazo Park between N 33rd St and N 34 St, 150 yards south of the NPS Visitor Center. Marker is in this post office area: Richmond VA 23223, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Powhatan Stone (within shouting distance of this marker); Strengthen the Arm of Liberty (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Chimborazo Hospital (about 800 feet away, in a direct line); Battle of Bloody Run (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Chimborazo Hospital (approx. 0.2 miles away); "Richmond" (approx. ¼ mile away); The View That Named The City (approx. 0.3 miles away); Confederate Soldiers & Sailors Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Richmond.| | | | 
By Bernard Fisher, July 17, 2003 | |
| | | 2. Chimborazo Park facing north. | | |
Regarding Chimborazo Hospital. The Richmond National Battlefield Park operates the Chimborazo visitor center and medical museum within the park.
Also see . . .
1. Chimborazo Hospital. Richmond National Battlefield Park (Submitted on February 10, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.)
2. Civil War Richmond. Information about Chimborazo Hospital in Richmond, VA during the Civil War. (Submitted on February 10, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.)
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By Bernard Fisher, February 9, 2009 | |
| | | 3. View downriver from the Chimborazo Hospital Marker | | The area below is the site of the Confederate Navy Yard and Rockett's Landing. | | |
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By Bernard Fisher, February 9, 2009 | |
| | | 4. View upriver from the Chimborazo Hospital Marker | | The 100-foot Confederate Soldier & Sailors Monument is visible on adjacent Libby Hill. | | |
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By Bernard Fisher, February 9, 2009 | |
| | | 5. Richmond National Battlefield Park Chimborazo Visitor Center and Medical Museum. | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on January 21, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,433 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 21, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia. 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 15, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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