Tinbridge Hill in Lynchburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Lynchburg’s Confederate Surgeons
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, May 26, 2014
1. Lynchburg’s Confederate Surgeons Marker
Lynchburg’s hospital center was staffed with over 50 military surgeons reporting for duty from all parts of the Confederacy.The War Department appointed Lynchburg physician, William Otway Owen, as Surgeon-in-Charge of Lynchburg’s large medical complex.
Another Lynchburg physician, Dr. Edward A. Craighill, entered the Army at seventeen becoming the Medical Department’s youngest physician to serve. Craighill, who worked in the College Hospital, wrote of his incredible experiences after the War.
Dr. John J. Terrell, a Quaker from Bedford County, Virginia, served in Burton’s Hospital, reformed conditions in the infamous Pest House hospital (recreated nearby), and with Dr. Craighill, cared for the many wounded Union soldiers who had been left behind at Sandusky after General Hunter’s retreat following the Battle of Lynchburg.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, US Civil.
Location. 37° 24.927′ N, 79° 9.417′ W. Marker is in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is in Tinbridge Hill.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher
2. Lynchburg Civil War Hospital Markers
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Silas Green (here, next to this marker); Crippled Corps and V.M.I. Cadets Form Inner Defenses in Old City Cemetery (here, next to this marker); Samuel Brice (Bryce) (here, next to this marker); Lynchburg, Virginia (here, next to this marker); The Confederate Section (here, next to this marker); Lucy Mina Otey and the Ladie’s Relief Hospital (here, next to this marker); The Confederate Memorial Arch (a few steps from this marker); Removal of Federal Dead (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lynchburg.
Also see . . . Confederate Hospitals in Lynchburg. Old City Cemetery (Submitted on May 28, 2014.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 687 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 28, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
