Gallipolis in Gallia County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
U.S. Army General Hospital
Gallipolis, Ohio
Photographed By J. J. Prats, August 31, 2018
1. U.S. Army General Hospital Marker, Side One
Inscription.
U.S. Army General Hospital. 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 1862, 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.
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 1862, 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.
Erected 2003 by Galia County Historical & Genealogical Society, O.O. McIntire Park
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District and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 12-27.)
Location. 38° 49.272′ N, 82° 11.514′ W. Marker is in Gallipolis, Ohio, in Gallia County. Marker is on Ohio Avenue east of Bastiani Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gallipolis OH 45631, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 4, 2018. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2018, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 634 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on September 4, 2018, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.